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Legal and regulatory work for the full lifecycle of a regulated business.

11 practice areas, from the first perimeter question to day-to-day counsel after launch. Each works on its own, and each is stronger alongside the others.

Practice areas
11
Dedicated services
4
Cross-jurisdiction capabilities
6
An authorisation document with a brass seal, ribbon and fountain pen.
  1. 01

    Regulatory & Licensing

    From the first perimeter question to the authorisation letter: choosing the right regime, building a credible application file and managing the dialogue with the regulator.

  2. 02

    Corporate Structuring

    Structures designed to be licensable, bankable and investable — with the governance and substance to hold up when regulators, banks or acquirers look closely.

  3. 03

    Banking & Payments

    Access to accounts and acquiring is where many regulated businesses stall. We prepare the file, design the flows and negotiate the terms that banks and acquirers assess — the decision to onboard remains theirs.

  4. 04

    AML & Financial Crime Compliance

    Financial crime compliance that matches your actual risk profile — documented for regulators, banks and auditors, and practical enough for your operations team to run.

  5. 05

    Privacy & Data Protection

    Privacy compliance built around how your business actually uses personal data — defensible to supervisory authorities, and workable for product, marketing and engineering teams.

  6. 06

    Information Security & Technology Compliance

    The legal and regulatory side of information security: the governance, policies, third-party arrangements and incident obligations that regulators expect to see documented and working.

  7. 07

    IP Registration & Protection

    Brands, software and content are often a digital business's most valuable assets. We register them, protect them across markets and document who owns what.

  8. 09

    Commercial & Technology Contracts

    The contracts that run a regulated digital business — drafted and negotiated with the regulatory consequences built in, not bolted on.

  9. 10

    Market Entry & Regulatory Strategy

    A regulatory route into new markets that reflects your commercial priorities — which markets, in what order, under which model, and at what cost.

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Across jurisdictions

Cross-jurisdiction capabilities

Licensing is tied to specific jurisdictions and routes. These are services we support across the jurisdictions in our directory; what the law requires, and how each service is delivered, differs between them.

Engagement models

Three ways to work with us.

  1. 1.

    Defined projects

    Licensing applications, restructurings, audits, legal opinions and other matters with a clear start and end, scoped and priced in advance.

  2. 2.

    Ongoing support

    A retained arrangement for day-to-day legal, regulatory and compliance work, with agreed scope, response times and a predictable monthly fee.

  3. 3.

    Time-critical matters

    Regulator requests, bank account reviews, payment provider terminations and other situations where speed and judgement matter most.

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