Chambers FinTech Guide, 2025 edition
09/12/2024
Chambers and Partners announced its rankings for the Chambers FinTech Guide 2025 and Piper Alderman has been ranked in Band 2 for FinTech Legal in Australia. This is the sixth year the FinTech team has been ranked, with commentary about the practice as follows:
What the team is known for
Piper Alderman is highly regarded for its expertise in blockchain and cryptocurrency. It handles cryptocurrency tax and employment matters, security token issuances, risk analysis and company set-up. It also advises multinational payment platforms, peer-to-peer lenders and exchanges on entering the Australian market.
Strengths
“The Piper Alderman team are always very pragmatic. They look to solve problems. The firm’s lawyers always help me with very practical, commercial and very strong legal advice.”
“Piper Alderman provides detailed advice. The team thinks through all the issues and responds in a timely manner.”
“Piper Alderman understand our business and understand the problems. And they know the technology incredibly well.”
Work highlights
Piper Alderman helped Digital Surge, an Australian-based cryptocurrency exchange, navigate its voluntary administration after the collapse of FTX.
Notable practitioners
Steven Pettigrove (Band 2, Ranked Individual) is a key member of Piper Alderman’s FinTech and blockchain team. He provides regulatory as well as restructuring and insolvency advice to a broad array of FinTech clients, including cryptocurrency exchanges.
“Steven Pettigrove has a good knowledge of the intersection of blockchain and traditional securities law.”
“Steven is a remarkably collegial practitioner. He is somebody who is very practical, thoughtful, engaged, attentive and deeply expert in what he does.”
“Steven is a great guy. He is very, very approachable and always willing to take a call at short notice to help us solve problems.”
Source: Chambers FinTech Legal 2025