FinTech and digital assets – practice
As new technologies continue to innovate, disrupt and advance the traditional financial services industry, companies are often left to navigate the challenges of the global web of regulation and policy, including how to effectively plan for the future. Our global FinTech and Digital Assets Practice advises traditional and emerging companies on a wide range of regulatory, policy, enforcement, transactional and litigation matters involving FinTech, payments, open banking, digital assets (including cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFT), stablecoins). and security tokens) and blockchain technology.
Gibson Dunn’s lawyers have a current, substantive and technical understanding of the ever-evolving world of FinTech and digital assets – a skill set that sets our team apart and is critical to comprehensive client advice. We take a multidisciplinary approach to advising across the FinTech ecosystem, drawing on experience and expertise across practice groups and offices within Gibson Dunn to provide our clients with the full breadth of the firm to navigate their needs worldwide on a efficient and practical way. manner. Team members provide a deep substantive understanding of critical areas of law for our FinTech and Digital Assets clients, including:
- Anti-money laundering
- Global financial regulation
- Economic and trade sanctions
- Privacy, cyber security and data innovation
- Securities regulation and corporate governance
- Derivatives
- Public policy
- Financial institutions
- White Collar Defense and investigations
- Enforcement of securities
- Administrative law and regulations
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Fee
Our team members have a wealth of extensive experience in private practice, in-house and at higher authority level, and bring knowledge from different disciplines and perspectives. This allows us to seamlessly address all important issues – from regulatory and policy impacts to licensing and registration to product development and implementation. With our sophisticated substantive capabilities, we are effective client advocates to US, European and Asian financial regulatory agencies, as well as legislative bodies, including the US Congress and the EU Parliament and Council. Accordingly, we can guide our clients through the implementation and registration processes that cut across regulatory agencies at the state, federal and cross-border levels. As relevant laws evolve globally, our team is well equipped to advise on compliance and implementation and to advocate on behalf of our clients.
Our practice has been recognized globally. Gibson Dunn was recognized as a leading firm in both the US and Asia by Chambers FinTech 2023, including being ranked in the area of crypto asset disputes. We were also named Regulation Asia Law firm of the year in 2022.
