We are excited to continue the conversation and support your FinTech's journey. Discover how Osborne Clarke can assist you in navigating financial regulations and corporate legal challenges, ensuring you have the legal foundation to succeed.
Your trusted advisor to navigate the legal landscape
We understand FinTech. We know the legal needs of FinTech businesses. When you work with us, you will receive specialist advice that is based on your needs and objectives, underpinned by our experience and knowledge of the issues facing the FinTech industry. Our advice comes from a team of lawyers who are aligned and consider the whole picture.
We get that many people have a vision, and we aim to give life to that vision. We gain satisfaction in forming long term relationships and helping businesses to grow.
Having worked in the sector for years, our multi-disciplinary team are recognised experts in advising on all legal aspects and at all stages of the lifecycle of FinTech businesses.
Our experience means that we understand the range of issues that arise when developing or executing your business strategy. We also understand the practical challenges of using financial technology. You can be sure that we will always consider how our advice today may impact your business tomorrow.
What makes us stand out is that we have the strength in depth to advise businesses across all the FinTech verticals. From innovative investment and wealth management platforms to crypto asset wallet providers, and from technology platforms to payments infrastructure – we do it all. This complete view of the sector helps us to consider all the angles of any legal challenge you are facing.
Our legal experts
We enjoyed meeting you at FIBE and are looking forward to help you take your FinTech to the next level. Reach out to our experts to discuss how we can support your specific needs.
Eric Romba
I advise FinTechs on legal matters regarding capital markets on the interface of digitalization. With out-of-the-box thinking and an innovative approach, I help clients to create new products in a digital platform and blockchain environment.
Talk to me about: regulatory compliance for FinTechs
Maximilian Vocke
I advise FinTechs on all matters of corporate law, venture capital and M&A. With my experience in domestic and cross-border M&A, joint ventures, business carve-outs and venture capital, I support FinTechs along their entire entrepreneurial journey.
Talk to me about: venture capital and M&A
Dr Robert Oppenheim
I advise FinTechs on regulatory issues for innovative financial products or digital distribution channels. My experience includes approval procedures with BaFin for the provision of financial services (KWG, WpIG, KAGB) as well as prospectus approval procedures or permission procedures.
Talk to me about: regulatory compliance for FinTechs
Ann-Kristin Lochmann
I advise clients on aspects of national and international tax law with a focus on tax advice to strategic investors, financial investors, start-ups and founders in connection with private equity, venture capital, and M&A transactions as well as on (cross-border) corporate restructurings.
Talk to me about: tax advice for startups, employee participation programs and M&A
Dana Alpar
I advise national and international technology-driven companies and start-ups from early-stage to exit on venture capital and M&A transactions as well as other corporate matters.
Talk to me about: venture capital and M&A
Tim Andrélan
I advise FinTechs on capital markets law and financial regulatory law with a focus on regulatory advice regarding the use of distributed ledger technology in digital transformation of banking, financial services, investment products and payment transactions.
Talk to me about: regulatory compliance for FinTechs
Lina Engler
I advise FinTechs on capital markets law and financial regulatory law with a focus on regulatory advice with regard to the digital transformation of banking, financial services, investment products and payment transactions.
Talk to me about: regulatory compliance for FinTechs
Lilly Pfaf
I advise FinTechs and startups, focusing on transformative technologies in the financial sector, such as blockchain and distributed ledger technology (‘DLT’).
Talk to me about: regulatory compliance for FinTechs
Our core competencies
- Corporate
- Founder equity split & cap table composition
- Equity investments, including seed funding, Series A/B/C rounds, and growth capital
- Convertible Loans & SAFEs
- Employee participation (VESOP, ESOP, EIP)
- U.S./German holding structures + Delaware flip
- Exits, including M&A and other liquidity events
- Regulatory
- Advising on all aspects of the regulatory implications of your activities
- Advising senior management on your regulatory responsibilities
- Supporting with regulatory authorisations and regulatory transactions
- Drafting legal documents for outsourcings, partnerships and customer-facing terms
- Commercial
- Data-related advice – data protection and how best to utilise data
- Putting in place intellectual property protection
- Advising on digital regulation
- Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
- Employment
- Advising on employment contracts
- Establishing incentive plans, including the offering of share options
- Working with you on procedures for joiners and leavers
- Supporting on employment disputes rdion content.
- Tax
- Advising on all tax aspects of structuring business activities (including newly established start-up companies)
- Providing transactional tax advice (financing rounds, CLA/SAFE, M&A transactions) including due diligence and contract negotiations
- Advising on and set-up of employee participation programs
- Disputes
- Supporting on commercial disputes
- Representing you through any regulatory investigations or enforcement processes
- Supporting you in responding to customer claims
- Conducting internal investigations as in independent third party
Deepen your knowledge and forge new connections: experience the Berlin FinTech Talks
Exciting presentations with leading companies from the FinTech sector, stimulating discussions and intensive networking: This is what our event series "Berlin FinTech Talks" offers.
Our distinguished FinTech experts Eric Romba, Dr Robert Oppenheim and their team, together with renowned market influencers and experts from relevant legal fields, shed light on the latest legal developments that are shaping the financial sector and their practical impact on the industry. The discussions with the selected audience provide a balanced mix of intensive professional exchange and valuable networking.
