Osler ranked Band 1 in Chambers FinTech 2022 guide

Osler is proud to have been ranked once again as the only firm in Canada as Band 1 in the Chambers FinTech 2022 Canada guide. This guide highlights the top FinTech law firms in Canada and around the world.

According to Chambers and Partners, Osler is recognized as “shaping the payments regulatory environment in Canada” and being “deeply embedded in the start-up community”. Clients laud our team as “highly professional and collaborative” and give praise for having a “terrific understanding of the tech scene”.

The firm also congratulates partners Chad Bayne, Lori Stein and David Jamieson on being individually ranked in the guide.

As the founder and co-chair of Osler's Emerging and High Growth Companies group, Chad was described by clients as “super available and always has his client's best interests at heart. He is incredibly knowledgeable; he sees a ton of venture-backed investment deals in Canada, so he has a great sense of the market and what's going on."

Lori advises FinTech businesses, investment fund managers and institutional investors on Canadian securities regulatory matters and is described by clients as “undoubtedly the go-to crypto regulatory lawyer in Canada”.

David focuses his practice on corporate finance with a particular emphasis on the representation of emerging companies, venture capital and private equity funds, and is described by clients as “an impressive younger partner. He is very even-keeled, always accessible and really creative in his approach."

Chambers and Partners identifies and ranks the most outstanding law firms and lawyers in more than 180 jurisdictions throughout the world. Now in its fifth year, Chambers FinTech 2021 features the professional advisers with their fingers on the pulse and who have the ability to guide FinTech companies through any challenges and obstacles they might face. Inclusion in the Chambers FinTech 2022 guide is based upon findings from Chambers’ extensive independent research.

Read more about Osler’s ranking in Chambers FinTech 2022.