Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP‘s Washington DC-based team has noteworthy capabilities in assisting its roster of clients, which includes tokenized securities platform companies; crypto, fintech, and digital banking payments companies; and well-known tech companies, in a range of complex matters. The team advises on the regulatory and compliance aspects of financial services cases, on strategy and development, and on various commercial agreements. The team is helmed by fintech and digital assets specialists Kendall Day, ’exceptionally diligent’ practitioner Sara Weed, and Jeffrey Steiner.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team's experience and deep subject-matter expertise in payments and digital assets.'
- 'Problem-solving skills and deep knowledge of the industry.'
- 'The team show two characteristics that in my experience are rarely seen together: they are manically focused on details — deep research, extremely high diligence - and yet they are also highly collaborative and never wedded to any one idea or path.'
- 'Sara Weed brings rich and relevant experience. She was exceptionally diligent and attentive, and we always felt that we were a priority. But more than that, she thought broadly about different avenues to explore, considering not only the law, but also political and personal biases.'
- 'The team includes individuals with actual experience as regulators, which is tremendously helpful in thinking through potential issues and how to address them in advance. There is also a decent range of subject-matter expertise that can help address issues or questions across a range of sub-disciplines.'
- 'Past experience. Ability to see an issue from the client's point of view and creatively solve problems or mitigate risks.'
Key clients
- Bitfinex
- Surus
- Nubank
- Wise
- RNBW Ventures/One Pay
- Coinbase
- Kraken
- Zero Hash
Practice head
Kendall Day; Sara Weed; Jeffrey Steiner