Crypto-Asset Disputes | FinTech

Davis Polk & Wardwell is highly regarded for its crypto-asset disputes practice, combining expertise in cryptocurrency and blockchain with strong litigation capabilities. The firm represents major players in the crypto industry in complex cryptocurrency investigations, enforcements, and class actions suits, with a particular specialty in SEC action.

Skadden has a long-established and successful Web3 and digital assets practice, and has strong expertise representing crypto clients in commercial disputes, securities litigation and regulatory enforcement. Its litigation lawyers and regulatory specialists regularly represent exchange operators, token projects, DAOs, crypto miners and custodians, venture funds and stablecoin issuers, among others.

Waymaker is a Los Angeles-based trial and appellate litigation boutique, and is held in high esteem for FinTech and crypto-asset disputes. It acts for developers of crypto tokens, dApps and DeFi protocols, crypto investors and wallet providers on commercial disputes and securities litigations as well as regulatory enforcement and criminal defence matters.

Debevoise & Plimpton advises major cryptocurrency projects on securities litigation matters, including some of the most significant cases in the industry. It also handles regulatory inquiries and enforcement matters, class action defence and commercial disputes.

Goodwin has a strong litigation practice, and is involved in a number of high-profile regulatory investigations at the state and federal level. It has a number of attorneys with prior experience of working in government regulatory departments.

McDermott Will & Emery's FinTech and blockchain practice group has attorneys with long-standing experience in cryptocurrency matters, including crypto-asset disputes. Its lawyers handle DoJ, SEC, CFTC and OFAC inquiries and investigations, and help victims of crypto-asset theft to trace and recover their cryptocurrency and NFTs.

Morrison Foerster represented the venture fund LaunchCapital LLC and Woody Benson, a director of co-defendant Atonomi, in a securities class action in the Western District of Washington (Hunichen v Atonomi LLC et al).

Paul Hastings has a well-regarded cryptocurrency practice and handles securities litigation matters for crypto clients. Attorneys at the firm also handle high-value and complex government investigations matters.

Perkins Coie has a market-leading blockchain transactional and regulatory practice, and its team members also handle securities litigation matters for crypto companies.

Sullivan & Cromwell represented the 102 FTX chapter 11 debtors as lead counsel in matters relating to FTX's sudden implosion and November 2022 bankruptcy filing, including conducting a comprehensive internal investigation and responding to multiple global investigations.

Withers Bergman is dedicated to private capital and high net worth individuals, and its art law practice includes several attorneys with specialist expertise in NFTs and digital artworks. This includes tax and litigation representation for NFT creators and trading platforms, and it also handles disputes work for crypto token projects and exchanges.