Crypto-Asset Disputes | FinTech

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 & Schulte's FinTech and blockchain practice group has attorneys with longstanding 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.

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.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has a strong crypto disputes practice. The team regularly represents high profile crypto clients in SEC investigations, litigation and enforcement and class action suits.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher acts for major crypto businesses on regulatory investigations, commercial litigation matters and cases connected to the theft of crypto-assets. The firm's crypto-asset litigators handle cases for cryptocurrency exchange platforms, technology companies and crypto trading firms, among others.

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.

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 investigation matters.

Fenwick is a California-based firm with strong capabilities in FinTech. It frequently represents cryptocurrency exchanges, digital asset platforms and associated individuals in government investigations and lawsuits.

Katten has a strong blockchain and cryptocurrency practice. Its contentious practice focuses on government investigations, enforcement, securities litigation and bankruptcy disputes.

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.

Sidley Austin handles a wide range of digital asset litigation, including significant investigations and enforcement actions before the SEC, FINRA, CFPB, CFTC and state agencies.