Acknowledged for its strength in digital asset disputes and bankruptcy litigation, the team at McDermott Will & Emery LLP is also well-equipped to handle regulatory compliance and transactional matters. Leading the practice from New York, Joseph Evans leverages his understanding of regulatory frameworks to handle complex litigation and to advise on the regulatory aspects of transactions. Also in New York, Joseph Evans represents clients in federal and state criminal investigations as well as related civil matters, while in Dallas, Shawn Helms focuses on transactional blockchain work, including matters involving intellectual property considerations.
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Key clients
- OKX
- Terraform Labs, Inc.
- Ad Hoc Group of Creditors – Genesis Global Capital, LLC Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- Block Mining, Inc., f/k/a Blockware Mining, Inc. (Hung Infrastructure Ltd. v. Block Mining, Inc.)
- Fr0ntierX
- Zeebu Technologies, Inc.
- Heka Funds SICAV p.l.c.
- Hu Chun Liang
- Galaxy Digital
- Prime Core Technologies, Inc. (Debtors’ Counsel – Chapter 11)
Work highlights
- Advised Ripple Labs, Inc., one of the crypto industry's most prominent organizations, on regulatory matters, including successful disputes with regulators such as the SEC.
- Represented the Wyoming Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology, and Digital Innovation, draft legislation aimed at protecting crypto customers during bankruptcy.
- Represented Voyager Digital Holdings, Inc. in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, involving over $1.3bn in crypto assets and more than $2bn in claims, primarily from unsecured Voyager retail customers.
Lawyers
Practice head
Joseph Evans
Other key lawyers
Todd Harrison; Shawn Helms