Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP advises clients across the fintech sector, drawing on experience in banking, finance, and emerging technologies to support tech developers, financial institutions, insurance companies, and private equity firms on transactions, regulation, and commercial matters. Typical mandates for the group include fintech M&A, financing, outsourcing, IP, data privacy, and cybersecurity, with particular expertise supporting structured transactions involving marketplace loans and consumer credit. Steven Lightstone co-leads the firm’s global fintech group, advising a mix of asset managers, payment firms, and investment banks on regulation, blockchain, capital requirements, and securitisation. Mike Pierides, global deputy leader of the technology transactions practice, advises on technology outsourcing, SaaS, AI, and digital payments. Robert Mailer focuses on private fund formation and fundraising for technology-focused investors, including those active in fintech and AI. He also advises on manager spinouts and fund governance matters.