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, with a particular specialism in SEC action.

Latham & Watkins represents major crypto projects and venture funds, including DeFi projects, NFT platforms and creators, crypto miners and exchanges, DAOs and trading firms, in commercial disputes, bankruptcy proceedings and regulatory investigations and enforcement. It has handled a significant number of regulatory investigations and white-collar matters, including SEC, CFTC and FinCen investigations, and advises on OFAC sanctions compliance.

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.

Skadden has a long-established and successful Web3 and digital assets practice, and has strong expertise in 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.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton represented Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, in connection with litigation against the SEC in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York relating to allegedly unregistered sales and offers of the digital asset XRP.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher acts for major crypto exchanges on regulatory investigations, commercial litigation matters and cases connected to the theft of crypto-assets.

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

Sullivan & Cromwell has a well-regarded government investigations and white-collar criminal litigation team. The team draws upon this expertise to represent cryptocurrency trading platforms in SEC and CFTC actions.

Cahill Gordon & Reindel has a strong securities, white-collar crime and commercial litigation practice. The firm leverages this expertise to represent cryptocurrency clients in SEC and DOJ investigations.

Fenwickrepresented Kyle Nagy in two related cryptocurrency class actions filed in Utah alleging violations of the federal securities laws, RICO and certain state law claims in connection with the sale of SafeMoon tokens.

Paul Hastings represented Riot Platforms and certain of its former directors and officers in a securities class action alleging that defendants made, caused to be made, or failed to correct false and/or misleading statements in press releases and public filings regarding Riot’s business plan in connection with its cryptocurrency business and facilitated a pump-and-dump scheme through improper market manipulation.

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.

Katten defended Binance.US in actions by state securities regulators asserting that Binance.US’s Staking-as-a-Service offering should be registered under federal and state securities laws.

King & Spalding has a capable contentious practice in FinTech, regularly representing crypto exchanges and blockchain clients in SEC litigation, class actions, and crypto theft and government investigation matters.