Walkers Bermuda fintech group upholds Band 1 Chambers ranking and recognized by Who’s Who Legal

Two Walkers Bermuda partners are ranked in the 2024 FinTech guide. Natalie Neto has received the Band 1 ranking (for the second year running) and Rachel Nightingale has been recognised as up and coming. In total six Walkers lawyers have been ranked in the 2024 guide across Bermuda, Guernsey, Ireland, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands.

Natalie Neto has also been selected as one of the world's leading fintech practitioners, in the Who's Who Legal: Fintech & Blockchain 2023 report. Natalie is 1 of 12 lawyers recognized across the Caribbean (America's) region.

Walkers is a leading international adviser on fintech with a long and deep track record of advising on ground-breaking work in the area of digital assets. The firm has been supporting financial technology clients for many years in what is believed to be the longest established fintech practice advising on offshore jurisdictions. Walkers has fintech specialists across all of its 10 offices spanning the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Natalie Neto, Bermuda partner and co-head of the global fintech group, commented: "We are delighted to retain our Band 1 ranking yet again. From global financial institutions to innovative start-ups, clients across the world look to our specialist fintech team to help them create value from today’s most exciting cutting-edge technology and we are delighted that Chambers recognises this. We are proud to be able to work with so many interesting clients in the Fintech sector and to be able to showcase Bermuda's robust legal and regulatory framework to them"

Walkers' unique vantage point allows it to combine industry experience in fintech's core sectors with a specialist legal expertise, to create a market-leading offshore fintech team. With experts from Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East, Walkers understands that innovative businesses think beyond borders.

Rachel Nightingale, Bermuda partner, said: "It is great to have such a highly reputable organisation as Chambers & Partners validate the quality of fintech work we conduct in Bermuda and beyond."