Tom Brown is a senior counsel at Paul Hastings. J.P. Morgan has called him “fintech’s most famous legal mind.” Over three decades, he has represented nearly every major company in the space, as well as their founders and investors. His track record as an investor and advisor includes Upstart, Chime, Ramp, Mercury, Albert, Digit, and Restive.

Tom was previously a partner with and general counsel of Nyca Partners, a leading venture capital firm focused on connecting innovative companies to the global financial system. He is a past chair of Paul Hastings’ Competition practice and co-chair of the firm’s Fintech practice. In addition to strategically advising payment systems and financial services clients across a broad spectrum of regulatory issues, he has litigated notable antitrust cases, including class actions.

Prior, Tom served as vice president, senior counsel at Visa U.S.A. Inc. There, he was responsible for managing the aftermath of the settlement in In re Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation, including the dozens of consumer class actions that were filed following the settlement. He was also deeply involved in the company’s transformation from a co-op to a shareholder-owned company. He holds a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and a B.A. from Columbia University.