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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

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FinTech Legal - USA - Nationwide

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Davis Polk & Wardwell has a broad FinTech practice and acts for financial institutions, cryptocurrency businesses and tech companies. It has particular expertise in blockchain, capital markets transactions and FinTech litigation matters.
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Work Highlights

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  • Davis Polk & Wardwell advised Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. and Crypto.com on launch of a series of exchange-traded funds.

Strengths

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  • The Davis Polk & Wardwell team has an extremely high level of understanding of our corporate objectives, as well as an ability to come up with creative solutions and to understand the whole picture.

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  • Their ability to understand the nuances of various business issues and the impact of deal points on the firm were uniquely impressive and extraordinarily helpful as part of the deal discussions.

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  • The Davis Polk team has deep knowledge of our business, they are committed to client service, and they have unparalleled expertise.

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  • Davis Polk & Wardwell has tremendous insight into SEC decision-making, providing well crafted arguments and thoughtful engagement with our leadership and board.

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  • They were creative, responsive and always available. They helped us achieve our goal and continue to impress me with their creativity and deep understanding of the law.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Joseph A Hall
    Joseph A Hall

    Joseph A Hall

    Joseph Hall is a member of Davis Polk's capital markets team and advises on the securities law aspects of blockchains. He also regularly interacts with the SEC on digital asset matters.

    • Joe is a crypto subject matter expert who has tremendous instincts when it comes to formulating legal arguments.

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    • He is responsive and has strong judgement, but his creativity makes him shine.

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    • Joseph Hall is very good, detailed. trustworthy and very helpful in bringing the securities view to regulation of crypto.

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  • Zachary Zweihorn
    Zachary Zweihorn

    Zachary Zweihorn

    Zachary Zweihorn is a partner in Davis Polk’s Financial Institutions Group. He regularly advises clients on SEC rules and regulatory matters in connection with corporate transactions.

    • Zachary is very thoughtful, has in depth knowledge of crypto asset space and he is trusted adviser to our company.

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  • Gabriel Rosenberg
    Gabriel Rosenberg

    Gabriel Rosenberg

    Gabriel Rosenberg is a partner at Davis Polk with a busy practice advising FinTech and financial services clients on regulatory strategies around crypto trading, DeFi protocols and bankruptcy matters.

    • Gabe is a great problem-solver. He is very smart, a subject matter expert in the space, and very business-oriented problem-solver.

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    • He just really knows his stuff in the regulatory financial services space. He is thoughtful and able to think through a complex problem.

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