Ballard Spahr has been ranked as a top firm for advising fintech companies by Chambers FinTech Guide 2024, a comprehensive directory of the leading professionals in the fintech and payments industry.
“Ballard Spahr has a strong fintech practice covering payment products, licensing, lending, cybersecurity, blockchain, and artificial intelligence,” Chambers Fintech says.
Chambers Fintech rankings are derived from months of research by an independent team. Chambers researchers conducted thousands of in-depth interviews with leading professionals and innovators in the integration of technology into financial services company offerings to improve consumer experience. For further information on the research and rankings process, see Chambers’ methodology page.
Ballard Spahr is ranked in the following U.S. categories for 2024:
• Fintech Legal: Leading Firms – Band Four• Fintech Legal: Payments & Lending – Band Three• Crypto-Asset Disputes – Band Three
In addition, Marjorie J. Peerce, co-leader of Ballard Spahr’s Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency team, is ranked as a leading individual in the Crypto-Asset Disputes category. The firm’s multidisciplinary team provides a comprehensive legal resource to blockchain and digital currency market participants, with deep experience in business transactions, corporate governance, product development, internal and governmental investigations, regulatory compliance and enforcement, cybersecurity, and both civil and criminal litigation.
“Marjorie Peerce is an experienced white-collar crime lawyer who has expertise defending clients in SEC investigations relating to cryptocurrency trading,” the guide notes.
Ballard Spahr has earned recognition in the Chambers Fintech Guide each year since 2020.
The firm’s Fintech and Payment Solutions team brings together attorneys across a wide range of legal disciplines to provide comprehensive counsel to digital innovators—from startups to well-established entities—in all aspects of the fintech and payments industry. Lawyers on the Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency team work with clients developing blockchain-based services and platforms to help them anticipate, recognize, and manage the opportunities and risks inherent in the integration of emerging technologies into financial services and payments processing.
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