The group at Winston Taylor is well-placed to advise its client roster on regulatory, compliance, and litigation and enforcement cases relating to digital assets. Juan Azel advises financial institutions and fintech companies on risk management, as well as on fintech, banking and consumer, and financial crime regulatory compliance. Carl Fornaris handles regulatory, transactional, and finance matters, assisting clients from investment advisors and gaming firms, to banks and their holding companies. Will Turner is adept at handling emerging tech and finance-related transactional cases, while Daniel Stabile is experienced in representing clients in class action and patent litigation. The four co-lead the practice from Miami, with Stabile also spending time at the New York office. ‘Exceptional legal mind’ Thania Charmani is another name to note in New York. Kimberly Prior departed the group in November 2025.
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‘They are truly knowledgeable about the industry and that allows them to think about an issue in context and consider all implications. Their insight is truly valuable from a legal but also a strategic/business perspective. The work product is always excellent and they are ready to address comments and concerns.'
‘Thania Charmani is an exceptional legal mind. She has excellent negotiation skills and is extremely effective with counterparties. She is responsive and very efficient. You know that as a client you come first and that she will address every need. She is phenomenal in analyzing an issue and not afraid to look at business aspects and come up with creative solutions.’
‘Will Turner is a highly experienced and pragmatic practitioner.’
‘Will Turner is available and approachable, and does a fantastic job breaking down the more complicated areas of US law as it relates to blockchain projects.’
‘Will Turner has a deep knowledge of crypto with significant expertise in traditional financial markets regulations. He provides practical, digestible advice that we can use in our day-to-day operations. It is his expertise and ability to communicate that sets him apart from their peers.’
‘The team comprises lawyers who actually know what a digital asset is and how existing law applies to the complex nature and make-up of products and services using or involved in the application of distributed ledger technology. This is not a collection of financial regulatory lawyers or TMT lawyers who are trying to venture into a new sector - it is a team led by people who have been in the sector, written about it and even lectured on it for years.’
Key clients
- Affirm
- BankUnited
- Binance.US
- Bitfinex Group
- Bitmine Immersion Technologies
- Block Mining
- Caitlyn Jenner and Sophia Hutchins
- Citibank
- Cross River Bank
- Crypto.com
- Customers Bank
- EverBank
Work highlights
Advise and support Cross River Bank across multiple legal practice areas, including regulatory compliance (both consumer and financial crime compliance, among other areas), risk management, supervision and examinations, contract structuring, structured finance, M&A, and litigation (among others).
Acted successfully on the complete dismissal of a cutting-edge, high-profile securities class action on behalf of famed Olympic gold-medalist Caitlyn Jenner, and her manager, in a matter arising from memecoins (a type of cryptocurrency) known as $Jenner.
Represented several companies in designing and implementing over $20 billion work of digital asset treasury programs for companies seeking to diversify reserves and enable cross-border payments using bitcoin, ether, and select stablecoins.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Juan Azel; Carl Fornaris; Daniel Stabile; Will Turner
Other key lawyers
Andrew Hinkes; Thania Charmani