Crypto-Asset Disputes - USA - Nationwide
Band 1
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
The firm is a market leader with a lot of sophisticated clients and a good litigation practice.
Work Highlights
Debevoise represented Ripple Labs in its years-long litigation with the SEC over whether the XRP cryptocurrency should be considered a security. In August 2025, Ripple reached a final settlement with the SEC under which both parties dropped their active appeals.
Notable practitioners
Andrew Ceresney, co-chair of Debevoise's litigation department, is an expert litigator who represents cryptocurrency exchanges in complex and high profile government investigations and enforcement actions. Ceresney has a wealth of experience in this area, having previously served as the director of enforcement at the SEC.
Elliot Greenfield is a civil litigator at Debevoise & Plimpton. Greenfield defends cryptocurrency exchanges and other significant crypto-asset clients in class action lawsuits and commercial disputes.
Elliot is is great to work with. He is very smart and a good advocate.
