Fintech Legal Services

3 Georgiou Katsounotou Street,
KITALLIDES BUILDING,
3rd Floor, Office 3A,
Limassol, 3036, Cyprus

+357 250 052 84
info@lawitthamilton.com

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Legal support for the Fintech sector companies is the top-of-the-line practice of Lawitt Hamilton.

Our experts combine not only the background experience of legal and compliance support in the Forex Industry, but also have the relevant Certificates of the Cyprus Securities Commission (CySEC).

We were awarded due to our successful projects on legal support of Forex business, as well as the developed ICO landing platform with a set of legal documents and policies to ensure a quick start of our clients' ICO projects.

In 2019, the Financial Committee announced the inclusion of Lawitt Hamilton in the list of partners. Chairman of the Finance Committee Petr Tatarnikov commented on this news: "We still see global problems in the sphere of regulation of Forex companies, in particular, speaking about companies' access to banking services. Firms such as Lawitt Hamilton have the necessary expertise to advise Forex companies on the best approaches to ensure business continuity and growth. For this reason, we are adding Lawitt Hamilton to the list of partners in order to provide assistance to our members."

Our clients are Forex brokers, payment systems with an EMI license, as well as crypto brokers and crypto exchanges.

Our Services for Forex Brokers & EMI

Lawitt Hamilton has proven its success by providing the following services:

Legal support of Forex companies from the stage of obtaining a license;

Opening Bank accounts for offshore Forex brokers;

Providing compliance consulting services for Forex brokers and EMI;

Compilation of compliance reports;

Registration in the CRS system;

IT solutions for substance in Cyprus;

Creating back office and substance in Cyprus for payment systems licensed by EMI in the UK;

Representing clients against cybersquatting and cybercrime in ICANN Arbitration;

HR services for Forex brokers and EMI;

Policies Development of AML / KYC on the website;

Assistance in dispute resolution / mediation;

Online compliance training conducting.

Directorship services for Forex &EMI

LT Hamilton's team of highly skilled, reputable and trustworthy professionals provides qualified directorship services for international companies, onshore and offshore entities. We perform a variety of directorship role types on behalf of your entity, ranging from single Nominee for non-trading companies to fully operative Companies with bank accounts, including but not limited to:
• Executive director
• Non-executive director
• AML director
• Data protection officer

Acting as a director, we will take care of date -to- day management and ensure your company is compliant with local rules and regulations while offering multiple advantages:
✓ Quality and experience
✓ Reliability
✓ Continuity
✓ One stop service provider

Compliance & EMI Consulting

Having verified Compliance & AML procedures is an obligation for all European brokers and it's becoming
a big necessity for offshore Forex brokers. The availability of such procedures is not only due to the company's
internal policy, but also the need to get more opportunities to interact with partners (liquidity providers, for example) or banks.

Lawitt Hamilton offers you a range of services by a group of professional lawyers that will
replace the need to hire one or two qualified units under an employment contract.

— Analytics of the broker's company website in terms of KYC / AML / Compliance procedures;

— Development of compliance / AML procedures. If necessary, adapt them to the regulatory requirements of counterparties;

— Communication (written and verbal) with counterparties and banks, passing compliance interviews;

— Providing written and verbal explanations on various issues related to the regulatory legal requirements of the country of incorporation of Forex broker & EMI.

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— Analytics of the broker's company website in terms of KYC / AML / Compliance procedures;

— Development of compliance / AML procedures. If necessary, adapt them to the regulatory requirements of counterparties;

— Communication (written and verbal) with counterparties and banks, passing compliance interviews;

Press the Button
to call AML officer

— Providing written and verbal explanations on various issues related to the regulatory legal requirements of the country of incorporation of Forex broker & EMI.

Legal Support of Forex companies

→ Advising clients on the most appropriate legal form for the license applicant company and subsequent incorporation of the company;

→ Appointment of a legal expert for consulting and key legal issues of a licensed Forex broker;

→ Registration in the CRS system;

→ Representation of interests in a local regulatory institution;

→ Opening a corporate account for a company in a local bank;

→ International restructuring of Forex business;

→ Legal support of the client and protection of the client's interests when dealing with the Financial Police.

→ Legal support of Forex companies from the stage of obtaining a license;

Lawitt Hamilton has been on the market for 7 years and was rebranded in 2017

7 Years on the market

Exclusive practice areas: Forex, Digital and Blockchain technologies, Sports and Medical Law

Unique Practice

Lawitt Hamilton has offices in Cyprus.

International Office

Cyprus office has successfully passed certification and has CySEC licenses for conducting fiduciary activities

CySEC

A distinctive feature of the Lawitt Hamilton team is its long-term experience in counselling of high net worth individuals and Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI / UHNWI) on international taxation, transboundary tax planning and asset management.

Lawitt Hamilton helps clients improve the quality of business management, build and implement strategic plans, invite investments and structure transactions, and effectively manage tax and legal risks.

We have a wide range of constituencies with liquidity providers and work closely with them;

We are actively cooperating with both offshore and European banks, therefore we have a viable possibility to open accounts in partner banks;

We have extensive experience in structuring Forex business on A-Book / B-Book models;

We have the ability to allocate the capacity of one Compliance Officer on an outsourcing basis to ensure that the company's activities meet the established licensing requirements.*

*It is assumed the involvement of such a specialist into the ongoing work process of a company to the extent, necessary to meet the regulator's requirements for quarterly and year-end reporting; consolidation of documents and information received from other full-time employees; as well as the main controlling of centralized compliance processes.

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