Firm PROFILE
Astraea Counsel
USA: Spotlight 2026
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Top figures | Spotlight California
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2025
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Spotlight California
Overview
Provided by Astraea Counsel
Astraea Counsel is a California law firm serving digital assets, blockchain, cryptocurrency, DAO, stablecoin, AI, and fintech clients. Its principals pair SEC Enforcement and BigLaw regulatory training (Dechert; White & Case, with creditor representation in the FTX, Genesis, and Celsius crypto bankruptcies) with complex-litigation depth (Simpson Thacher; Los Angeles Superior Court Complex Division). Clients receive integrated regulatory, transactional, and litigation counsel under one roof.
Industry sectors (13)
- Blockchain
- Cryptocurrency
- Digital Assets
- DeFi
- Fintech
- Payments
- Stablecoins
- Artificial Intelligence
- Technology
- Emerging Technology
- DAOs
- Virtual Assets
- Crypto Funds
Capabilities (15)
- Token Classification
- DAO Formation & Governance
- SEC & CFTC Enforcement Defense
- Money Transmitter Licensing
- Regulation D/S/A+ Offerings
- Stablecoin Compliance
- Digital Asset Custody
- AI Regulatory Compliance
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Securities Litigation
- Shareholder Derivative Actions
- Crypto Asset Recovery
- Cross-Border Token Launches
- Fund Formation
- Internal Investigations
Key people
Provided by Astraea Counsel
Chanté Eliaszadeh
Principal
Brandon Orewyler
Principal
Work & experience
Provided by Astraea Counsel
Astraea provides integrated regulatory, transactional, and litigation counsel for digital asset, blockchain, AI, and fintech clients. Specialties: token classification and offering compliance; DAO formation and governance (Wyoming, Cayman, UNA); SEC and CFTC enforcement defense; money transmitter licensing (FinCEN, state MTL, CA DFAL); digital asset disputes and recovery; commercial and securities litigation; shareholder derivative actions; AI regulatory compliance; cross-border token launches.
Notable work
Provided by Astraea Counsel
Ninth Circuit Appeal -- Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Cryptocurrency Defendants
2026OngoingBeverly Hills
Gelasio v. Zafar, 9th Cir. (argued Feb. 2026): novel personal jurisdiction over foreign cryptocurrency defendants.
Cross-Border Token Launch Advisory -- Swiss AG
2026OngoingBeverly Hills
Token-launch regulatory advisory to a Swiss AG blockchain protocol: U.S. securities and exchange-listing compliance.
Wyoming DAO LLC Governance and Cross-Border KYC/AML Campaign
2026OngoingBeverly Hills
Governance restructuring and cross-border KYC/AML campaign for a Wyoming DAO LLC across 175 global investors.
Ranked Offices at Astraea Counsel
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Ranked Departments at Astraea Counsel (1)
Top figures | Spotlight California
2
Lawyers
2025
Established Year
Content provided by Astraea Counsel
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