About Chris & Bryan:

Chris Hill is an experienced commercial technology and regulatory lawyer who is recognised by both Legal 500 and Chambers as one of the UK’s leading fintech lawyers. He founded the fintech practice at boutique technology firm Kemp Little that was acquired by Deloitte Legal in 2021, where he led the fintech legal team before joining Fox Williams in 2024.

Chris is a regular speaker and contributor on legal and regulatory issues in fintech and payments, an ardent supporter of the fintech start-up ecosystem, and a seasoned negotiator who is recognised for his ability to get deals over the line.

Bryan Shaw regularly advises entrepreneurs, scale-ups/fast growing companies (usually in the tech/digital or financial services sectors) and investors along the equity fundraising journey through to exit. Bryan also advises a range of corporate clients in various M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions.

Bryan joined Fox Williams in December 2022 after a successful three years building MBM Commercial’s London corporate and venture capital practice. Prior to joining MBM Commercial, Bryan worked at TLT and PwC (UK and Australia) advising clients in complex M&A and corporate financial transactions, investment structuring and equity fundraising deals.

Bryan specialises in assisting companies raise their first and follow-on institutional fundraising rounds, anywhere from £1million to £100million plus.

About MentorHours:

MentorHours are exclusively for Level39 members. These form part of the weekly curriculum offered to our 180 technology businesses who call Level39 home. For more information and link to register for this session, please see the latest member newsletter, or email the team on members@level39.co