Chambers Review
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FinTech Legal - USA - Nationwide
What the Team is Known For
Debevoise & Plimpton has a respected practice that acts for established names in FinTech on mandates ranging from strategic transactions and cryptocurrency regulation, to the formation and structuring of blockchain platforms. The Debevoise team is particularly well regarded for handling high-profile crypto asset disputes and SEC investigations and has additional capabilities in data protection and cybersecurity.
Strengths
This group is extremely good at handling complex issues where there are multiple governing laws and many competing viewpoints.
Debevoise lawyers are very practical. They're very good at picking out what's high risk, and what's got more wiggle room. They're very proactive, always reaching out with rule changes and updates.
Work Highlights
Debevoise advised Uniswap Labs on an investigation by the SEC premised on a novel application of regulatory laws.