Fintech & alternative finance specialist joins firm as partner
Fox Williams LLP has appointed fintech and alternative finance specialist Jonathan Segal as a partner to bolster the firm’s established fintech offering. Jonathan joins Fox Williams from Wragge Lawrence Graham where he was head of fintech.
Jonathan advises clients across the fintech and alternative finance spectrum, from start-ups disrupting existing markets with innovative technology to established financial institutions looking to invest in new technology.
He has particular expertise in peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding platforms, drawing on his vast experience in the banking and finance sector gained both in-house at major financial institutions and in private practice. Representative matters include advising an SME lending platform and a consumer lending platform on setting up their operations, a peer-to-peer car insurance platform on their funding requirements and Investec Bank on a new margin lending product to help grow its market share of high net worth clients.
Jonathan says: “Fox Williams is particularly well-placed to provide fintech legal services because of the team’s focus on the technology, media and digital and financial services sectors and the deep knowledge they can apply to the issues facing fintech clients. I’m delighted to be adding to the team’s expertise and look forward to growing our client-base as the fintech sector continues to evolve.”
Paul Osborne, Fox Williams’ senior partner, says: “Jonathan is a leading practitioner in the fields of fintech and alternative finance and represents an important strategic hire for our dedicated fintech team. The City is going through its next stage of evolution as fast growing fintech companies emerge and established financial services providers increasingly embrace online strategies to interact with their customers. Fox Williams is responding to these changing client needs and we sit at the heart of the innovation taking place at Tech City and Silicon Roundabout in London. We are excited to welcome Jonathan to the firm and by the opportunities we see ahead.”
