Clifford Chance

Pooling together resources from across many different practice groups, the 'highly knowledgeable, skilled and solutions driven' multi-disciplinary team at Clifford Chance remains at the vanguard of the market, regularly handling  transformational fintech projects across key areas such as blockchain, smart contracts, digital assets, payments, AI, data, fund tech, cyber and insurtech. As well as generating significant market intel from fee-earning work, the team's involvement for trade and industry bodies has also ensured they are at the cutting-edge of material new ideas that are shaping the ever-evolving fintech landscape. For example, team head Steve Jacoby is one of many in the office who works closely with LHoFT, Luxembourg’s dedicated Fintech centre which seeks to foster innovation in the sector. On the fee-earning front, Jacoby is particularly skilled at advising on work at the intersection of digital finance and capital markets, acting for issuers of digital bonds as well as for market infrastructure providers. The firm’s multi-disciplinary approach also leads to a significant amount of funds and corporate-related fintech work, including in the context of M&A and JVs in the space, with senior partner Christian Kremer regularly handling work for both start-ups and established entities on workflow in the space.