| Standout | Lexoo | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | This platform puts together vetted lawyers and clients, and covers most practice areas of law. Clients submit a query and receive quotes from different lawyers within one to two days, across most areas of legal expertise. It employs 350 lawyers in 15 jurisdictions. |
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| Standout | Addleshaw Goddard | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | AG Elevate is a fund worth £500,000 set up to support fintech start-ups with 20 hours of free legal advice, networking opportunities and the possibility of connecting with the firm's more established institutional clients. |
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| Standout | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | Connecting Germany's Mittelstand (mid-sized companies) with start-ups, the firm is tackling tax issues in stock option plans, making bridges between Silicon Valley and Germany, and showing the way for successful investments. Commended: Sven Greulich. |
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| Standout | MLGTS | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | A US-style incentive plan for employees working in start-ups under Portuguese law that reduces the administrative burden on the founders and enables them to buy and sell company shares later on. |
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| Highly Commended | Ignition Law | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Focused on start-ups and smaller businesses, the firm fields flexible lawyers who can fulfil the role of virtual in-house counsel alongside a sister business that provides financial and accounting services. |
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| Highly Commended | Herbert Smith Freehills | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | The firm helped set up Clear Bank, obtaining regulatory approval for the UK's first new clearing bank in 250 years. It provided flexible and generous fee arrangements and a hands-on approach. |
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| Commended | Simmons & Simmons | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | One of the first to create a fintech fund, it introduced a programme to provide £25,000 of free legal advice to start-ups, stimulating other firms to follow suit. |
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| Commended | Pinsent Masons | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | The firm partnered with Entrepreneurial Spark, fielding 100 volunteers to assist start-ups with legal matters. It provided an educational experience for both the start-ups and the lawyers. |
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| Commended | Cuatrecasas | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | The firm created an accelerator for legaltech start-ups, which not only provided legal advice and support but used the firm as a guinea pig for the new tech. |
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| Commended | Bird & Bird | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | The firm created a development agreement for a digital matchmaking tool to help start-ups connect with investors and network with Finnish innovators. |
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