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FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies - USA - Nationwide
What the Team is Known For
Steptoe is recognised for its excellent capabilities in cryptocurrency mandates and experience in financial services regulation. The firm has substantial expertise in anti-money laundering issues and can provide expert advice on the taxation of cryptocurrency.
Strengths
The team at Steptoe produced very strong brief writing and were very good on strategy.
Steptoe has an amazing bench of industry experts. I feel completely secure with the quality of their work.
Steptoe has built out a FinTech practice in the right way. It is cross-disciplinary with various subject matter experts who are highly collaborative.
Work Highlights
Steptoe advised Zcash Foundation, a crypto-asset technology provider, on the regulatory implications of Zcash Shielded Assets, a new class of assets on the Zcash Protocol.
Notable practitioners
Alan Cohn is a cyber-policy expert advising a range of companies, from start-ups to large institutions, on cryptocurrency and blockchain-related matters.
Alan is a subject matter expert on national security work. He is extremely bright, and has a real knowledge of government and digital policy.