Overview
Our Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and FinTech group helps clients to navigate all aspects of legal and regulatory compliance in the fintech space. Our experienced attorneys guide emerging and blockchain-enabled technology companies, broker-dealers, investors and financial institutions through the many legal issues related to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Our interdisciplinary team, drawn from our corporate, data privacy, litigation and intellectual property groups, provides strategic advice in the following areas:
Product Developmental Counsel
- Consumer Protection
- Tokenization / ICO Solutions
- Initial Liquidity Offerings (ILOs)
- Regulatory Compliance
- “Bitlicensing” / Crypto currency exchange license
- Digital Asset Custody
- Crypto Mining Guidance
- Digital Asset Trading Platforms (Exchanges)
- Advisory Opinions on Legal Status of Specific Tokens
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know-Your-Customer (KYC) Best Practices
- The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)
- Know-Your-Customer (KYC) Best Practices
- Howey test and Securities Regulation
Litigation
- Securities Litigation
- Governmental Investigations
- Trademark Enforcement and IP Litigation
- Contractual Disputes
- Digital Asset “Fork” Litigation
- Business and Investment Fraud
- Cryptocurrency Exchange Disputes
- Digital Asset Custody Disputes
- SEC / DOJ Comptroller of Currency investigations
- SEC Enforcement
Transactional
- Corporate Formation, Governance, and Structuring
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Tax Issues and Services
- Consumer-related Agreements
- Asset Purchase and Sale Agreements
- Intellectual Property Licensing
- Software Licensing
- Trademark Licensing
- Joint Ventures
- Cross Border
Professionals
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Experience
Insights
In the Media
Alerts
Published Works
- BlockFi Settlement: A New Era in Crypto Regulation?BlockFi Settlement: A New Era in Crypto Regulation?
On February 14, 2022, BlockFi Lending LLC (BlockFi) settled charges with the SEC and state securities regulators for a total of $100 million in penalties.
- The Bitcoin Effect Podcast Welcomes Joe Carlasare and Talks the Transition to a Bitcoin StandardThe Bitcoin Effect Podcast Welcomes Joe Carlasare and Talks the Transition to a Bitcoin Standard
"Can We Avoid a Doomsday Scenario?" Joe Carlasare joins host of The Bitcoin Effect podcast, Nate Martin, to discuss the economic ramifications and obstacles that a transition to a Bitcoin standard would present.
- Joe Carlasare Featured in "Bitcion FUD" DocumentaryJoe Carlasare Featured in "Bitcion FUD" Documentary
Joe Carlasare participated in a documentary released by Taylor Golonka Productions that focused on "asking FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) questions that challenge the narratives and conflicts about Bitcoin". The documentary further discusses the global impact of blockchain technology.
- The Bank Secrecy Act and Crypto Compliance: Lessons Learned from Recent FinCEN and CFTC SettlementThe Bank Secrecy Act and Crypto Compliance: Lessons Learned from Recent FinCEN and CFTC Settlement
On August 10, 2021, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a near-record settlement of $100 million with BitMEX, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange.