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Ashbury Legal

FinTech Guide 2026

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Firm Overview

Ashbury Legal is a boutique law firm advising clients operating at the intersection of technology, innovation and regulation. Nationally ranked by Chambers in FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies, the firm supports companies developing blockchain products, fintech platforms and other emerging technologies.

The firm specializes in helping startups, established technology companies and venture capital investors operate strategically and pragmatically in areas where innovation has outpaced the law - by translating complex and uncertain rules into clear, actionable guidance.

Ashbury clients include small startups building the tech of tomorrow, along with industry leaders like Chainlink, DraftKings, Ripple, Binance, Animoca, Ondo, Stellar and Doodles.

Main Areas of Practice
  • Corporate and Securities
  • Regulatory Product Counseling
  • Regulatory Enforcement
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Technology and Strategic Transactions
  • Intellectual Property
Representative Work
  • Advised multiple blockchain startups in acquisitions by tier-one crypto exchanges.
  • Designed hundreds of tokenized ecosystems and dozens of DAOs.
  • Successfully defended several fintech platforms in SEC, CFTC and IRS investigations.
  • Designed staking system for market-leader in DeFi infrastructure.
  • First brought U.S. treasuries onchain in 2022.
Key Contact

Casey Weiss, Chief Operating Officer

[email protected]

ashburylegal.com

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USA - Head office
  • San Francisco
    1161 Mission Street Floor 1 , San Francisco, California, USA, 94103

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In-Depth Overview
Ryan David Williams
Authored by
Will Conley, Fernanda Hinojosa, Christopher Novak, Lauren Simon, Ryan David Williams
Article • Dec 2025

Ashbury Legal rankings

FinTech Guide 2026
USA - Nationwide
FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
4
FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Ryan David Williams
4
Ryan David Williams
4
Band 4