December 4, 2025 – International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte has once again been ranked in Chambers FinTech, achieving multiple elevated rankings across key categories and earning a new ranking that highlights the firm’s expanding capabilities in blockchain, digital assets, and financial innovation.

USA Nationwide Practice Rankings:

• Crypto-Asset Disputes – Band 1
• FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending – Band 2
• FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies – Band 3 (up)
• FinTech Legal – Band 3 (up)
• FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing – Band 3 (new)

In addition, notable individual recognitions include:

• Darren Azman: Crypto-Asset Disputes: Band 3 (up)
• Joseph Evans: Crypto-Asset Disputes: Band 1; Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies: Band 2 (new)
• Shawn Helms: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies: Band 4 (new)
• Donald Mosher: FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending: Band 1

Clients describe the team as having “remarkable depth” and the ability to manage “the most technical and nuanced aspects of blockchain and cryptocurrency law.” One client highlighted that McDermott “handles complex work with exceptional command across the crypto/blockchain lifecycle,” seamlessly integrating litigation strategy with regulatory fluency. Others noted the team’s “intelligence, practically applied and rooted in significant experience,” along with its broad knowledge of money services business law and strong relationships with state regulators. Clients also value the firm’s ability to pair crypto-specific guidance with “deep knowledge of hedge funds and securities” to help them remain compliant within the current SEC framework.

View the full rankings here.

About Chambers FinTech 

Chambers and Partners launched its first Chambers FinTech Guide in 2020. More than 40 countries around the world, including every major FinTech market, are researched by Chambers’ team of specialist research analysts. The research covers four key FinTech verticals: payments and lending; blockchain and cryptocurrency; data protection and cybersecurity; and corporate, securities, and financing.

Leading organizations turn to global law firm McDermott Will & Schulte for a better way to address legal challenges, connect with those at the forefront, and drive stronger outcomes. Working across more than 20 offices globally, our 1,750+ lawyers act on data-driven insights, deep relationships, and unmatched industry experience to deliver on our commitment of Always Better.