About Adam J. Barazani

Adam J. Barazani is a partner at McDermott, advising fintech companies and private equity firms in complex transactions, regulatory compliance, and enforcement matters across the payments industry. He has advised on matters involving e-commerce platforms, cross-border and domestic money transmitters, B2B and commercial payments providers, rewards and prepaid card programmes, payroll solutions, digital wallets, cryptocurrency exchanges, lending products, merchant cash advance, and emerging payments. Adam guides clients on state licensing frameworks, product development, and ongoing compliance. He has significant experience with acquisitions, investments, and internal restructurings, including matters requiring creative structuring to address state change-in-control filing requirements and investor ownership thresholds.