"A star in the space and is likely to be a prominent practitioner for years to come."
Chambers UK 2025
"A subject matter expert in financial services."
Chambers UK 2025
"[His] knowledge of the payments space and inner workings of the regulators is unparalleled ... [T]ruly the gold standard."
The Legal 500 UK 2025
Star Associate – Financial Services: Payments Law
Chambers UK 2025
Leading Associate – Fintech
The Legal 500 UK 2025
"Responsive, commercial and able to quickly adapt."
Chambers UK 2024
"A very bright associate, super responsive and just provides really helpful advice. Very impressive in terms of his depth of knowledge."
Chambers UK 2024
"One to watch. He has excellent industry and market knowledge. He is very responsive and consistently delivers timely and actionable advice."
The Legal 500 UK 2024
"He is able to simplify complex legal matters and suggest pragmatic ways forward."
Chambers UK 2024
"A rising star."
Chambers UK 2024
Profile
Brett Carr is an associate in the London office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Payments Practice and the Fintech Industry Group.
Brett’s practice covers a range of financial services advice spanning payments, consumer finance, and digital assets. His primary focus is advising investors, banks, card networks and payment system operators, electronic money issuers, payment service providers, fintech platforms, and technology companies on their most complex regulatory issues. Brett is experienced in advising many of the most notable names in the fintech and payments market on diverse concerns, including domestic and cross-border structuring and expansion matters, licensing and conduct of business obligations, engagement with regulators and supervisory matters, commercial arrangements and joint ventures, and other product development work. Brett's work also includes advising central banks and regulators on the design and extension of national payments and fintech regulatory regimes in both developing and developed markets.
Brett is a leading advocate for the sector and is an active member of The Payments Association’s Regulatory Working Group and Open Banking Working Group, engaging on behalf of the sector with government, regulators, and other leading trade associations.
Brett has completed a secondment to the Consumer & Digital Finance legal team at Goldman Sachs, advising on a range of matters including digital assets, transaction banking, and the consumer business, Marcus.
Prior to joining Latham, Brett practiced in the London office of an international law firm. During this time, he completed secondments to a leading global bank and a Swiss private bank.
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
England and Wales (Solicitor)
Education
LPC, University of Law, London Moorgate, 2014 Distinction
LLB Law, Cardiff University, 2013 Upper Second Class
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