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FINTECH TEAM
INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE WITH AN INSIDER PERSPECTIVE
At Holland & Knight, our team helps clients seize opportunities and overcome challenges where new technologies and established industries converge. Members of our FinTech Team have key government and industry backgrounds that enables us to understand the business and legal nuances of the banking and financial services and technology industries, as well as the evolving policy, regulatory and compliance regimes that go with blockchain, distributed ledger and cryptocurrencies.
OUR STRONG BIPARTISAN APPROACH ENABLES HOLLAND & KNIGHT TO BE:
HIGHLY
RESPONSIVE
with proactive, innovative strategies that help to create opportunities and provide informed advocacy across all levels of government
PARTNERS
that keep your voice on critical issues front and center before federal policymakers, collaborating with you to shape public policy decisions
COMPREHENSIVE
with deep relationships with the executive branch, independent regulators, and majority and minority leadership within the federal and state levels as a result of our vast collective experiences
Our team has extensive experience in the technology industry and in-depth understanding of the older industries that new technologies are disrupting
There are more than 200 people in our Industry Sector Groups, encompassing all relevant policy legislative and legal disciplines.
Our team represents leading clients in the banking, financial services and insurance sectors.
AT THE FOREFRONT OF DEVELOPING FINTECH POLICY ARCHITECTURES
Few firms have handled a broader range of matters in the emerging FinTech sector. Our experience includes advising leading banking, financial services and technology companies on the following:
Insurance
Executive
Cybersecurity and privacy issues
Big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence
Business model development
Corporate
A TEAM YOU CAN DEPEND ON
Federal, state and local legislation and policy matters
Liability counseling and defense work
Intellectual property development, protection and commercialization
branch and independent regulators
and risk management issues
formation, financing, and mergers and acquisitions
Our mission is to provide seamless, efficient and valuable client-centric services over a wide range of industries. Collaboration across practices and offices, along with highly focused management of matters and cases, enables us to deliver dynamic legal support, regardless of location.
OUR VALUE PROPOSITION
Our multifaceted approach to FinTech includes a collaborative effort to address legislation, laws and regulations. By understanding our clients’ business objectives we are able to provide optimal and pragmatic solutions in the emerging policy and regulatory world.
WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT OUR FIRM
CONTACT US
Kwamina Thomas Williford Partner
Washington, D.C. | 202.828.1857
Our philosophy is to function as an extension of your team
We achieve this through a combination of policy depth and experience, political astuteness and access to nationwide resources across a range of practices. The Hill
Legal 500 United States Firm recommended in Government Relations in the 2023 guide
“Top Lobbyists 2022: Hired Guns” Partners Rich Gold, Kathryn Lehman, David Whitestone and Scott Mason listed as top lobbyists
| 202.469.5330 scott.mason@hklaw.com
Washington, D.C.
kwamina.williford@hklaw.com Scott Mason Senior Policy Advisor
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