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FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing - USA - Nationwide

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Sullivan & Cromwell has an impressive reputation for bank regulatory matters and a focus on blockchain and cryptocurrency. The firm is often instructed on SEC and CFTC registrations and provides regulatory and corporate counsel to digital asset businesses.

Work Highlights

  • Sullivan & Cromwell advised FalconX in settling with the CFTC concerning allegations of historical registration violations involving trading by institutional customers through its non-US prime broker affiliate on non-US crypto derivatives exchanges, along with related remediation.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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2
Colin Lloyd
2
Band 2
Colin Lloyd is an expert in blockchain-related matters and helps cryptocurrency platforms to become registered entities and interpret relevant regulation. He regularly liaises with the SEC and CFTC on behalf of clients.

Colin is very insightful. You can go to him with hard questions, and he has a way of getting to the root of the problem very quickly.

Colin stands out intellectually. I think he is a genius.

3
Rebecca J Simmons
3
Band 3

Rebecca Simmons is head of Sullivan & Cromwell's payments practice and co-head of its FinTech practice. Simmons represents clients in the development of payments products and assists banks with setting up strategic partnerships with blockchains.

Rebecca is amazing and in high demand.

Ranked Individuals at
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USA - Nationwide

FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies

2
Colin Lloyd
2
Band 2
FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending

3
Rebecca J Simmons
3
Band 3