CMS

Praised for its ‘unrivalled knowledge and experience of the complexities of regulation for innovative finance companies’, CMS advises across licensing, perimeter analysis, financial promotions, payments, consumer finance, and digital assets regulation. The team supports clients ranging from start-ups to central banks and financial institutions, advising on digital assets, decentralised finance, AI, tokenisation, and embedded finance.  Sam Robinson, formerly at the FSA, advises across the financial services spectrum, with recent work covering the establishment of investment platforms, crypto trading exchanges, and advising on security token offerings and acquisitions of FCA-authorised firms. Charles Kerrigan advises on crypto, AI, and digital assets. His experience includes advising over 150 crypto clients and supporting DeFi, tokenisation, and NFT projects, as well as corporate finance transactions exceeding $5bn. Chris Glennie, previously lead payments lawyer at the Bank of England, advises on payment systems, stablecoins, and digital currency frameworks, and has advised on the renewal of the UK’s RTGS system.