AUSTRALIA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Steven Pettigrove, Katrina Sharman, Luke Higgins and William Deeb Piper Alderman
Piper Alderman has a FinTech practice recognised internationally for its depth of regulatory expertise, commercial capability and leadership in emerging technology. The firm’s team advises across the full spectrum of financial services regulation and com- pliance, complex commercial arrangements, lending and securities matters and regulatory investigations and disputes. Piper Alderman is widely acknowl- edged in the market as one of Australia’s leading
firms for FinTech, RegTech and digital asset innova- tion. Its lawyers advise both established financial in- stitutions and high growth fintechs on the full suite of regulatory issues, including AFS and ACL licensing, AML/CTF and sanctions obligations, consumer cred- it, payments compliance, digital assets and artificial intelligence. The firm would like to thank Tahlia Kelly for her con- tribution.
Authors
Steven Pettigrove of Piper Alderman advises on financial services and fintech, with a particular focus on digital assets regulation and disputes. He has over 16 years of experience as a litigation and regulatory
Katrina Sharman of Piper Alderman is a special counsel with over 20 years’ post-admission experience across Australia and the United States, advising on digital assets, fintech and emerging technologies. She combines
specialist. His practice covers commercial contracts, corporate law, financial services and cryptocurrency regulation, regulatory investigations and enforcement, disputes, AML/CTF and sanctions issues. Steven has advised on multi-jurisdictional regulatory investigations and proceedings before the UK, Hong Kong and Australian Courts. Steven is ranked Band 2 for Fintech Legal by Chambers. He is also the co-author of the leading textbook, Law of Code: Blockchain and the Law in Australia. Steven is qualified in Australia, Hong Kong and England & Wales.
private practice foundations with senior in-house leadership, having served as general counsel and chief compliance officer at high-growth fintech and crypto businesses. Katrina advises on digital asset products, financial services licensing, AML/CTF, consumer protection and global compliance strategy, with a focus on crypto advisory. She spent almost six years at Coinbase, leading product lifecycle counselling for consumer and payments products. Katrina is admitted in Australia and California, is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS) and holds an LLM from Harvard Law School.
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