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Crypto-Asset Disputes - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Bird & Bird has acted on a number of significant cryptocurrency litigation cases in recent years. Its team is particularly well-known for its strength in the technology sector.

Work Highlights

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  • Bird & Bird successfully acted for the Crypto Open Patent Alliance in its case against Dr Craig Wright, concerning the ownership of intellectual property rights in Bitcoin. After a six-week trial, Mellor J ruled that Dr Wright was not Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of the Bitcoin network.

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Notable Practitioners

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Sophie Eyre
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Band 2

Sophie Eyre leads Bird & Bird's international dispute resolution group and regularly acts on matters relating to cryptocurrency.

Sophie is very good: very thorough, commercially-minded and personable.

I do not know many people that have done as much crypto work as Sophie Eyre. She is a real expert in this area.

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Crypto-Asset Disputes

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Sophie Eyre
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