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The international fintech team at Herbert Smith Freehills includes more than twenty partners and a large team of other experts, who cover all relevant legal areas. Our team is spread across the globe from London, through France and Germany, to Dubai, Singapore, Indonesia, Tokyo and Australia.

We advise participants across the fintech sector, from major incumbent financial institutions who are expanding their tech offering, to established challengers and fintech firms who are looking to grow, to start-up or scale-up businesses seeking early stage capital.

Our expertise covers technology and IT platforms, fundraising and other corporate matters, cyber security and data protection, financial services regulation, IP, competition law, and disputes.

Significant clients include:

  • mobile payments businesses, including Apple, Visa, Bharti, Klarna, Monetise, and Virgin Money;
  • payments services and e-commerce providers, including GlobalCollect, Play.com, Klarna, heidelpay, Mobilemode, Pure Commerce, and Edebex;
  • challenger banks, including Clear.Bank and Tandem Money;
  • investors including Temasek, Khazanah, SoftBank, and Goldman Sachs; and
  • incumbent institutions, including Bank of Ireland, Lloyds Banking Group, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

London

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Nick Pantlin

Partner, Head of TMT & Digital UK & Europe, London

Nick Pantlin
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Alex Kay

Partner, London

Alex Kay
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Barnaby Hinnigan

Partner, London

Barnaby Hinnigan
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Andrew Moir

Partner, Intellectual Property and Global Head of Cyber & Data Security, London

Andrew Moir
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Hayley Brady

Partner, Head of Media and Digital, UK, London

Hayley Brady
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David Coulling

Partner, London

David Coulling
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Clive Cunningham

Partner, London

Clive Cunningham
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Caroline Rae

Partner, London

Caroline Rae
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Michael Poulton

Partner, London

Michael Poulton

Paris

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Régis Oréal

Managing Partner, Paris

Régis Oréal
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Christopher Theris

Partner, Paris

Christopher Theris
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Vincent Hatton

Partner, Paris

Vincent Hatton

Indonesia

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David Dawborn

Partner, Jakarta

David Dawborn

Japan

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Joseph Fisher

Partner, Tokyo

Joseph Fisher

Australia

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Peter Dunne

Co-Head of Venture Capital, Sydney

Peter Dunne