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5 Shearman is committed to supporting the next generation of innovators shaping the future of financial services. Having the right support to navigate this evolving legal and regulatory environment has never been so important. We help startups integrate themselves into the FinTech ecosystem and achieve their goal of bringing product to market. SOME OF OUR EXPERIENCE IS HIGHLIGHTED BELOW: Advising a payments company on their offering of bitcoin wallet services to customers. Advised a global investment company in connection with its equity financing round in a late- stage personal finance company. Representing a trade execution platform by analyzing the impact of US tax reform on the company's businesses and corporate structure as well as advising on employee compensation and benefits structure. Advised a cloud-based human resources software company in creating a data incident response protocol and GDPR compliance program. Advising a company on the formation and registration of a US registered broker-dealer and ATS trading venue, including advising on the addition of blockchain settlement to their automated platform. Advising a cross-border digital payments company on New York state licensing and regulatory issues. Advised a hedge fund on due diligence and investment in a digital asset custodian. Represent an electronic exchange platform in connection with a joint venture. 5