England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Practice strengths at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP include domestic and cross-border payments, EMI applications, and regulated transactions. Dan Jones, who joined the firm in November 2022 from Baker Botts (UK) LLP, replaced Jacqui Hatfield as head of the London practice following her retirement in January 2023. Jones is especially well placed to advise on EMI applications. Marco Boldini, who splits his time between Orrick’s Milan and London offices, has regulatory experience encompassing PSD2, AIFMD and Brexit-related topics, while Guy Stevenson frequently advises on the sale of financial services products through applications. Rebecca James is another key contact.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Strong expertise in the team in fintech related laws and regulations.'
- 'A pragmatic approach and coherent yet eloquent solution for our specific request was provided by Guy Stevenson.'
Key clients
- Adiona Technologies Limited
- BlueSnap Inc
- CashDash
- Demonstrable Labs
- Floww (Fomtech Limited)
- Glorious Digital Limited
- Griffin Financial Technology Limited
- Jacobi Asset Management Limited
- Koia Global Limited
- Ledgercomm Ltd.
- Lunu
- MFS Africa
- Nayms
- Onto
- Payler
- Plim
- PNC Bank
- Pollen
- PurpleDot
- Rally Ventures Management, LLC
- Splyt
- Terra Payments Services (TerraPay)
- TheBuildingBlocks
- True Potential
- Wirex
- Ziglu
Work highlights
- Advised Wirex as lead counsel, providing advice on both payments and crypto regulations.
- Advised Ziglu as their lead regulatory counsel on the application of UK payment regulations on their business structure, capital requirements, and financial crime controls.
- Advising Griffin on regulatory issues connected with establishing a UK bank.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Dan Jones