Strategic legal, risk and compliance advice for digital assets in financial services and beyond.
We offer expert regulatory and legal advice for start-ups, established financial and corporate institutions, and other stakeholders in blockchain and digital assets. We help you navigate the complex legal environment around blockchain innovation and digital asset initiatives. From stablecoins and tokenised assets to custody solutions, clearing, settlement and financial market infrastructure, and fintech partnerships, we simplify complex regulations and turn them into strategic advantages. Combining deep blockchain knowledge with market expertise, we ensure compliance and position you for future growth.
Companies have relied on us to deliver more than 100 digital assets projects in the last three years. Clients trust us to work closely with them to engage with regulators, ensure end-to-end compliance and to provide advice on everything from AML, payments and data protection, regulatory and authorisation requirements, through to technology contracts and dispute resolution.
We provide clear risk management guidance and actionable advice, to enable clients to integrate digital assets, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology solutions into their business and to pursue their commercial objectives.
Whether you're a crypto native or TradFi, a start-up, scale-up, or global financial institution, our global team brings deep regulatory insight, technical understanding, and practical experience to help you stay ahead of the curve in the digital economy.
Here's a small snapshot of our work, which includes advising:
UK Finance
UK Finance in relation to the potential adoption of a UK retail central bank digital currency (CBDC). This involved presenting to the Bank of England on the potential opportunities and risks to be managed in launching a retail CBDC.
DeFi Lending Protocol
On the implementation of a DeFi lending protocol which enables borrowers to access liquidity in a cost-efficient and transparent manner by tokenising security taken over their property and placing it on blockchain so it can be used as collateral.
Global Utilities Company
A listed global utilities company on the launch of an ESG-focused business line involving the arrangement of tokenised carbon credit trading deals via a regulated ADGM exchange.
Leading Online Service Providers
Several leading online service providers on the roll-out and transfer of virtual assets under GCC laws in connection with the gamification of their social media and video sharing platforms.
Automotive Manufacturer
An automotive manufacturer on minting an NFT for laps of an F1 racetrack.
Cryptocurrency Exchange
The co-founder of a cryptocurrency exchange and his wholly owned company in a high profile shareholder dispute against a South Korean private equity holding company.
Crypto Exchange in Asia
One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Asia in a debt recovery case where a professional trader bought coins but refused to pay for them.
Crypto Exchange in Japan
A crypto exchange in a JV dispute regarding the establishment and dissolution of a crypto business in Japan.
UK Finance, Payments Association and Digital Pound Foundation
UK Finance, Payments Association and Digital Pound Foundation with preparing a submission to UK Financial Conduct Authority and HM Treasury on the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation.
As a client in the financial services sector, I’ve particularly valued the team's ability to quickly understand complex business models and provide advice that is not only technically sound but also practical and actionable. Their responsiveness, clarity of communication, and ability to navigate both regulatory and transactional complexities set them apart.
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