D2LT and CMS collaborate to help businesses navigate digital transformation together with legal and regulatory compliance across AI, digital assets, and electronic trade documentation.
23.10.24: D2 Legal Technology (D2LT), an award-winning global FinTech and LegalTech consulting firm, has partnered with CMS, a leading international law firm, to deliver comprehensive digital transformation together with legal and regulatory compliance services. This collaboration combines D2LT’s expertise in change management, law, and technology with CMS’s deep knowledge in artificial intelligence (AI), digital assets, and crypto law. Together, they offer businesses a unique blend of legal, process, technology and strategic advice to navigate emerging innovation, their laws and regulation, whilst achieving their digital growth ambitions.
The rapid pace of technological innovation presents significant opportunities for businesses to unlock value through legal change, particularly in areas like AI, digital assets, smart contracts, and electronic trade documents. However, these advancements come with complex challenges, including rapidly evolving regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements. Firms cannot afford to ignore these developments and must create strategic roadmaps to navigate the uncertainties.
By combining their strengths, D2LT and CMS provide an integrated approach to digital transformation and compliance, enabling their clients to optimise their businesses while effectively managing legal and regulatory risks.
Akber Datoo, CEO and Founder of D2 Legal Technology, comments: “As a change management consultancy with deep expertise across law and technology, we are thrilled to partner with CMS. Our combined capabilities allow us to offer clients an efficient and strategic approach to unlocking business value through legal change while managing risks and ensuring compliance in this rapidly evolving digital landscape.”
The D2LT team includes industry experts such as Jeffrey Golden, Eric Mueller, Rachel Scanlon, Professor Sarah Green, Lisa McClory, Simon Maharaj, and Sydney Hassal, who collectively bring extensive experience in cutting-edge LegalTech and digital transformation projects.
Charles Kerrigan, Partner and digital assets & deep tech specialist at CMS, adds: “CMS is working with numerous fintech and bank clients implementing AI throughout their business. Partnering with D2LT has enhanced our ability to provide a packaged service covering strategic, legal and technical advice. We look forward to further developing our products and combined offering.”
Other CMS advisors on this initiative include Erica Stanford, Mike Ringer, and Mathew Nyman, who bring additional expertise in AI, digital assets, and emerging technologies, ensuring businesses receive the critical guidance needed to navigate this new environment.
This partnership equips organisations with the practical tools and expert advice needed to confidently meet the challenges of unlocking business value through deep technology while managing the evolving legal and regulatory landscape.
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About D2 Legal Technology – www.d2legaltech.com
Founded in 2011, D2 Legal Technology (D2LT) is an award-winning legal management and data consulting firm acting as a trusted advisor to institutions on process, data, and the use of technology to unlock business value through legal change. Its key practice areas include financial services documentation and regulation, smart contracts, electronic trade documents, digital assets, and AI.
An affiliate partner of the Law Society of England and Wales, D2LT has a global presence with delivery offices in London, Manchester, Bristol, Frankfurt, New York, Charlotte, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney.
Contact: Email: akber@d2legaltech.com / josephine.timmins@d2legaltech.com (media enquiries) Tel: +44 (0)20 3070 2266
About CMS
Founded in 1999, CMS is an integrated, multi-jurisdictional organization of law firms that offers full-service legal and tax advice. With 80 offices in over 40 countries across the world and more than 5,000 lawyers, CMS has longstanding expertise both in advising in its local jurisdictions and across borders. From major multinationals and mid-caps to enterprising start-ups, CMS provides the technical rigor, strategic excellence, and long-term partnership to keep each client ahead in its chosen markets.
The CMS member firms provide a wide range of expertise across 19 practice areas and sectors, including Corporate/M&A, Energy & Climate Change, Funds, Life Sciences & Healthcare, TMC, Tax, Banking & Finance, Commercial, Antitrust, Competition & Trade, Dispute Resolution, Employment & Pensions, Intellectual Property, and Real Estate.
For more information, please visit cms.law