Crypto Counseling & Enforcement
McGuireWoods boasts a nationally recognized, Chambers-ranked fintech practice with lawyers well-equipped to advise on matters involving blockchain technologies, cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. The firm’s decades of experience representing financial institutions — including each of the top 10 U.S. banks ranked by assets, along with fintech companies, crypto startups and established platforms — provides us with the industry insight and broad capabilities to ensure companies thrive.
McGuireWoods’ crypto assets acumen includes helping clients navigate regulatory requirements, such as AML/KYC, and inquiries from the SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, CFPB, FINRA and state regulators. Our attorneys guide clients through financings, technology transactions and smart contracts, state money-transmission laws and technology licensing. The firm also serves as counsel to energy companies in connection with their cryptocurrency-mining operations.
We also bring insights from serving in government. A key member of our crypto counseling practice previously led the SEC’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit, where he oversaw the agency’s cyber and crypto investigations and litigation from inception to resolution. He worked closely with federal and state criminal authorities and regulators. Prior to leading the unit, he served as counsel to an SEC commissioner, advising on crypto assets policy, a role that involved significant legislative, industry and academic outreach.
To keep clients and contacts abreast of the regulatory, enforcement and litigation issues affecting fintech companies and their partners, McGuireWoods produces the Consumer FinSights blog and publishes other thought leadership in this arena. Firm lawyers also contribute to industry publications and speak at top industry events involving digital assets.
McGuireWoods’ crypto counseling attorneys apply their deep experience across rapidly evolving markets, including crypto assets, fintech and traditional financial institutions. They advise clients on emerging technologies, building successful compliance programs, identifying and avoiding regulatory risk, and responding to state, federal and private inquiries.
Nationally recognized for fintech legal.
– Chambers USA
Nationally recognized for fintech legal: payments and lending.
– Chambers USA
Nationally recognized for fintech.
– The Legal 500 U.S.
