England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Alston & Bird LLP
Payments systems work is at the heart of Alston & Bird LLP‘s offering, with the firm advising on a host of related issues including payments regulations, outsourcing and consumer protection law. Richard Willis and Gupinder Assi head up the practice; Willis is particularly strong in new market entry work for banking, payments, and fintech clients, while Assi is a go-to lawyer for advice on agreements on with payments service providers. James Ashe-Taylor is further recommended for his extensive knowledge of EU payments legislation. Arriving to the team in May 2023 from Dentons, Jonathan Garforth is well placed to advise on the regulatory aspects of open banking and digital payments.
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Testimonials
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- 'Alston & Bird is one of our main partners in payments matters in the US. Their team is business oriented, understands Cielo issues and governance. A&B is highly skilled in contracts and M&A negotiations and in payment industry.'
- 'Richard Willis really makes a lot of difference in our deals.'
Key clients
- Cielo, S.A.
- Paymentus
- Global Payments
- Euronet Worldwide
- U.S. Bank
- Elavon
Work highlights
- Providing Paymentus with regulatory advice in the UK/EU and various other jurisdictions relating to their payment solutions, including the roll-out of their direct debit solution in APAC.
- Represented Global Payment and its affiliate, Global Payments s.r.o., in the acquisition of a payments business from Payone GmbH.
- Representing global payment service provider Euronet in antitrust litigation against Visa and Mastercard in the Competition Appeal Tribunal involving multi-million pound damages claims.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Richard Willis, Gupinder Assi