Paul Hastings Secures Top Rankings in Chambers FinTech Guide 2021

December 21, 2020

New York – Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm has been highly ranked in Chambers & Partners’ FinTech 2021.

The firm secured USA Nationwide Band 1 rankings in FinTech and Payments & Lending and Band 1 FinTech rankings in New York and Washington D.C., as well as high rankings in the Global-wide, United Kingdom, London, and California chapters and in USA Nationwide Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies.

Comments from Chambers and clients in the guide include:

“The firm is widely praised for its clear understanding of technological innovations and for its creative approach to emerging issues.”
“Paul Hastings is at the forefront of payments law in the USA.”
“I believe these guys are more practical and helpful than the typical lawyers we encounter, who just give general, academic advice which is difficult to implement in practice.”
“A small number of outside counsel are difference-makers, and you want to find those people. Paul Hastings are in that category.”

Several partners are also highly ranked in the guide, including Chris Daniel, chair of the firm’s global Fintech & Payments group (Band 1, Payments & Lending), Thomas Brown, Co-Chair of the global group (Payments & Lending), Behnam Dayanim, chair of the global Privacy & Cybersecurity group (Data Protection & Cyber Security), and Arun Srivastava (FinTech London), as well as Nina Moffatt (Associate to watch, London). Christopher Austin, who joined Paul Hastings in March 2020, adds his Band 1 ranking in Corporate, Securities & Financing to the tally for the practice.

Chambers FinTech is a comprehensive guide to the leading Fintech professionals across the world. Chambers recommendations are based on several months of research by a dedicated, independent team conducting hundreds of in-depth interviews with leading innovators and experts worldwide.

At Paul Hastings, our purpose is clear — to help our clients and people navigate new paths to growth. With a strong presence throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the U.S., Paul Hastings is recognized as one of the world’s most innovative global law firms.