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Law firms for fintechs in the UK
98 law firms firms that help fintech companies build, get licensed and scale in the UK.
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Verified scaling partners in this list include Baker McKenzie, Clyde & Co, Dentons, DLA Piper and Norton Rose Fulbright, among 98 in the UK.
Law firms in the UK
A&O ShearmanA global firm advising on financial-services regulation and fintech.Addleshaw GoddardA firm with a substantial financial-services practice.AkinFormerly Akin Gump, an international law firm with Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Riyadh offices and a financial services regulation team.Alston & BirdUS law firm with a Payments & Fintech Group covering merchant acquiring, card issuing, prepaid and B2B payments.Anderson Mori & TomotsuneMajor Japanese firm advising on fintech and payments.Arnold & PorterA firm with a leading financial-services regulatory practice.Arthur CoxA leading Irish corporate law firm.Ashurst Perkins CoieLaw firm with hubs in Seattle, London, Sydney and New York, advising banks and fintechs on licensing, market entry, digital assets and tokenisation.Baker McKenzieOne of the most globally distributed law firms, with offices across dozens of countries.Bird & BirdAn international tech-focused firm advising fintech and payments clients.Blake, Cassels & GraydonLeading Canadian firm advising on financial services and payments.BonelliEredeA leading Italian corporate law firm.Browne JacobsonAdvises high-growth fintech and insurtech on regulation and funding.Burges SalmonA firm advising financial-services and fintech clients.Cahill Gordon & ReindelA law firm focused on finance and capital markets.ChiomentiA leading Italian law firm.Cleary GottliebInternational law firm whose FinTech practice advises start-ups, venture investors and incumbents from pre-IPO financings to M&A.Clifford ChanceA magic-circle firm advising incumbents and emerging fintech players.Clyde & CoA global firm with a leading insurance and financial-services practice.CMSA global firm with a financial-services regulation and fintech practice.CooleyA leading technology and startup law firm with a major fintech practice.Covington & BurlingA law firm with a deep financial-services regulatory practice.Cravath, Swaine & MooreA premier corporate law firm serving financial institutions.Davis PolkA leading law firm for banking, markets and financial regulation.De Brauw Blackstone WestbroekA leading Dutch corporate law firm.Debevoise & PlimptonA law firm with a strong financial-institutions practice.DechertA global law firm focused on financial services and asset management.DentonsA global law firm.DLA PiperA global firm with fintech, payments and digital-assets capabilities.Eversheds SutherlandA global full-service law firm with dual headquarters in London and Atlanta.FaskenNational Canadian firm advising financial-services and fintech clients.FieldfisherA firm with technology, payments and financial-regulation practices.Fox WilliamsA City boutique with a strong financial-services and fintech practice.FreethsA national firm with a dedicated fintech and payments team.FreshfieldsA magic-circle law firm with a large cross-border practice.Fried FrankA law firm advising financial institutions and fintechs.GarriguesA leading Iberian and international law firm.Gibson DunnA global law firm advising financial institutions and fintechs.Gide Loyrette NouelA leading French international law firm.Gleiss LutzA leading German corporate law firm.Goodwin ProcterA law firm with a large fintech, banking and payments practice.Gowling WLGAn international firm advising fintech and financial-services clients.Greenberg TraurigA global firm with fintech and financial-regulatory practices.Hengeler MuellerGerman corporate law firm based in Frankfurt, advising businesses on corporate matters under German law.Herbert Smith Freehills KramerGlobal law firm with a banking and fintech practice.Hogan Lovells CadwaladerFormed in July 2026 by the merger of Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader; its fintech team covers payments, consumer finance, cryptoassets and blockchain.Holland & KnightA national firm with a broad financial-services practice.K&L GatesA global law firm with a fintech and payments practice.Katten Muchin RosenmanFinancial markets team includes former SEC, FINRA and CFTC officials, alongside a cryptoassets and blockchain technology practice.Kirkland & EllisInternational law firm whose FinTech practice spans M&A, blockchain and digital assets, and fintech disputes.Latham & WatkinsA global full-service law firm serving financial institutions.LinklatersA magic-circle firm with top-ranked fintech and financial-regulation work.MacfarlanesA City firm with financial-services and asset-management expertise.Mason Hayes & CurranAn Irish business law firm with financial services and technology practices.MathesonAn Irish law firm serving international financial-services clients.Mattos FilhoA leading Brazilian firm with a major fintech and financial-regulatory practice.Mayer BrownA global law firm with a leading financial-services regulatory group.McCarthy TétraultNational Canadian firm with deep banking and fintech expertise.McDermott Will & SchulteA global law firm formed by the merger of McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel.MilbankA global law firm serving financial institutions and markets.MinterEllisonOne of Australia's largest law firms by headcount, advising banks and fintechs.Mishcon de ReyaA firm known for fintech, crypto and digital-assets work.MLL LegalA Swiss business law firm with offices in Zurich, Geneva, Zug, Lausanne, London and Madrid.Morgan LewisA large US law firm with a broad financial-services and fintech practice.Morrison FoersterA global law firm advising on fintech, payments and financial regulation.Nagashima Ohno & TsunematsuTokyo law firm formed in 2000, with a finance and regulatory practice that helps clients launch new fintech services and business models.NautaDutilhOne of the oldest Benelux law firms, headquartered in Amsterdam.NoerrA leading German full-service law firm.Norton Rose FulbrightGlobal law firm whose fintech lawyers in 50 cities advise on licensing, market entry, AML, fundraising and M&A.OrrickA global law firm with a leading technology and fintech practice.Osborne ClarkeAn international firm with a strong technology and fintech practice.Paul HastingsA global law firm with a financial-services and payments practice.Paul, WeissGlobal firm centred on corporate, litigation and restructuring work, with finance, funds, derivatives and sanctions practices.Pinsent MasonsAn international firm with a large financial-services regulatory team.Pérez-LlorcaAn international law firm advising on financial services and technology, which merged with Mexico's González Calvillo in 2024.Ropes & GrayA global law firm serving asset managers and financial institutions.ShoosmithsA national firm advising high-growth technology and fintech clients.Sidley AustinA global law firm with a major financial-services practice.Simmons & SimmonsAn international firm with fintech, payments and crypto expertise.Simpson Thacher & BartlettLaw firm founded in 1884 with a fintech and digital assets group and a Financial Institutions Practice advising banks and insurers.SkaddenA global law firm advising financial institutions and issuers.Slaughter and MayA magic-circle firm advising on financial services and fintech.StibbeIndependent law firm with main offices in Amsterdam, Brussels and Luxembourg, a London branch and a Financial Markets Group.Stikeman ElliottTop Canadian corporate firm active in fintech and financial regulation.Sullivan & CromwellA leading law firm advising banks and financial institutions.Taylor WessingA technology-focused firm advising fintech and payments businesses.TLTA UK firm with a dedicated fintech and financial-services team.Travers SmithA City firm advising fintech and financial-services clients.Troutman Pepper LockeA large US firm, formed through recent mergers, with a deep consumer financial-services practice.Trowers & HamlinsInternational law firm with offices across the UK, Middle East and Asia, advising on Islamic finance including sukuk issuances.Uria MenendezA leading Spanish and Iberian law firm.Weil, Gotshal & MangesA global law firm serving financial and technology clients.White & CaseA global law firm with a strong banking and capital-markets practice.Willkie Farr & GallagherFounded in New York in 1888, with fintech matters including investments in Tink, Qonto and Banked alongside its asset management work.WilmerHaleA law firm with a strong financial-regulation and enforcement practice.Wilson ElserLitigation-focused firm handling defence and insurance coverage matters across the US, with a Data Use and AI Governance team.Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiTechnology and life sciences law firm whose regulatory group advises on fintech, payments and anti-money laundering.Winston TaylorFormerly Winston & Strawn, a transatlantic firm of 1,400+ lawyers with a financial services sector team and UK offices in London, Cambridge and Liverpool.
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