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FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies - USA - Nationwide

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Taft's FinTech team houses experienced specialists adept at advising on legal, corporate and regulatory matters across the FinTech landscape. The firm's payments group acts on money transmission, e-commerce and crypto payments matters. The blockchain team advises on product development, transactions and SEC registration and litigation.

Work Highlights

  • Taft advised 3MD Capital on the development of a blockchain-based stablecoin backed by oil and gas and mineral rights.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Richard B Levin
2
Richard B Levin
2
Band 2

Richard Levin recently joined Taft in the firm's Denver office to head the firm's FinTech group. He advises early-stage companies as well as publicly traded entities on matters such as alternative trading systems, digital currency exchanges and broker-dealer licensing.

Richard is creative, responsive and possesses an intuition that helps organisations map to regulatory success.

Richard's long history of solving difficult tasks is well known. Additionally, his global relationships in both industry and regulatory areas are unmatched.

Katherine Razdolsky Rothstein
3
Katherine Razdolsky Rothstein
3
Band 3

Katherine Razdolsky Rothstein is a senior counsel in Taft's payments team deeply experienced in advising FinTechs on legal and commercial matters.

Katherine provides outstanding client service. She always focuses on how to meet their demands and I do not know anyone who knows more about the payments world than Katherine.

Katherine has an excellent ability to distil complex payment rules and regulations and communicate them to clients in ways that allow them to understand.

Katherine consistently provides timely and wise advice.

Nicole Meisner
3
Nicole Meisner
3
Band 3

Nicole Meisner heads Taft's payments team. She specialises in advising payment services companies on regulatory, commercial and legal matters.

Nicole has risen to every challenge we have thrown at her.

Nicole is an incredibly knowledgeable, easy to work with professional that has met our needs consistently.

Nicole Meisner is a standout. She is a true specialist, constantly attending industry events and staying up to date on latest trends in the law.

Sean Ruff
3
Sean Ruff
3
Band 3
Sean Ruff was formerly an in-house counsel at Square, where he was the lead payments and regulatory counsel. He specialises in handling licensing and compliance issues on behalf of money transmitter businesses.

Ranked Individuals at
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USA - Nationwide

FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies

Richard B Levin
2
Richard B Levin
2
Band 2
FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending

Katherine Razdolsky Rothstein
3
Katherine Razdolsky Rothstein
3
Band 3
Nicole Meisner
3
Nicole Meisner
3
Band 3
Sean Ruff
3
Sean Ruff
3
Band 3