UNITED KINGDOM Law and Practice Contributed by: James Burnie, Kathryn Dodds, Olga Antonova and Nicky Androsov, gunnercooke llp
gunnercooke llp is the fastest-growing corporate law firm in the UK and has offices in the USA, Germany, CEE, Scotland and England. With more than 500 pro - fessionals, gunnercooke has a specific specialism in fintech, and has developed its offerings specifically with a view to assisting firms in this sector. This has included being the first major UK law firm to officially accept payment in crypto-assets, to facilitate clients in that sector, as well as having a strong cultural em -
phasis on providing predictable fixed-fee charging models, bringing certainty to firms needing to prop - erly budget costs. gunnercooke’s offering extends beyond pure legal, for example by having an inter - nal dedicated AI team able to develop AI solutions that clients can implement, as well as an operating partners team able to help fintech clients strategise their business models to seize new opportunities and maximise their value.
Authors
James Burnie is a financial services and regulation partner at gunnercooke llp, with a particular focus on fintech (including crypto, AI, funds, investments, and payment services), cost-effective GTM and scaling. His
Olga Antonova is a senior associate at gunnercooke llp, specialising in blockchain, crypto-assets, fintech, and emerging technologies since 2018. She focuses on corporate governance, compliance and legal
work includes (i) advising on the first successful UK-based ICO and the first equity issuance settled on-chain; (ii) assisting various regulators, drafting around 3% of global crypto regulation, as well as broader fintech regulation; (iii) providing advice in relation to the first 100% spot SOL ETF; (iv) setting up various tokenised RWAs; and (v) assisting some of the first UK/EU regulated stablecoins.
structuring, enabling her to provide tailored legal solutions to a wide range of innovative industries. Her expertise encompasses comprehensive support for start-ups, corporations and non-profit organisations, including corporate structuring, fundraising documentation and regulatory compliance for Web3 projects, such as licensing and security token frameworks. Olga holds a PhD in International and European Law from Moscow State University.
Kathryn Dodds is a corporate partner at gunnercooke llp, with a particular focus on fintech. She advises on M&A, investments, global restructures and innovative corporate structures for Web3 projects. Selected work
Nicky Androsov is a commercial partner at gunnercooke llp, with expertise in technology, data protection and intellectual property. With a strong focus on fintech and other emerging technologies such as
highlights include leading on: (i) the sale of Attestant, an institutional Ethereum staking provider with USD4 billion in staked assets, to Bitwise Asset Management, being the first transaction of its kind in the UK; (ii) complex reorganisations for Layer 1s, decentralised exchanges and shadow insurers, including DAO “wrapping” and Labs models, enabling growth and reduced liability; and (iii) the world’s first DAO sale, setting a precedent in the market.
artificial intelligence and web3, she advises on a wide range of agreements, together with procedures and policies to assist businesses with their data protection and AI compliance, to help them harness technological advancement whilst managing legal risk. She has recently advised a large bank and its affiliates on the implementation of and licensing in of an AI tool from a well-known global fintech provider to assist with portfolio management reporting.
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