Leveraging its strength in capital markets, Dentons advises crypto exchanges, technology providers, and money transmitters on licensing and regulatory issues. In New York, Matt Yoon co-leads the firm’s capital markets regulatory team, with particular expertise within the consumer finance sector, while Victor Boyajian works on global projects for venture capital and private equity firms. Based in Washington DC, John Holahan guides technology clients on the regulation surrounding blockchain and digital currency, drawing on his extensive experience in banking and consumer credit markets.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction
Testimonials
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‘Extremely knowledgeable team on the state level origination requirements.’
‘Josh is always available to talk and keyed in on the various trends and changes that are being made in a space that is rapidly evolving.’
Key clients
- Homium, Inc.
- Citibank
- CoinShares
- FutureRent
- NILLY
- Digital Risk
- Homebridge/NFTYDoor
- Edly LLC
- Figure Technologies
- GOAL Structured Solutions, Inc.
Work highlights
- Advised Terraform Labs and its co-founder Do Kwon in connection with a variety of litigation and government investigation matters globally related to the stablecoin TerraUSD, the cryptocurrency Luna, and its decentralized finance platforms Mirror Protocol and Anchor Protocol.
- Represents The Social Entrepreneurs Fund in a number of investments in FinTech and other start-up companies, including venture funding rounds for consumer credit card FinTech Petal, as well as in the subsequent and ongoing acquisition of Petal by Empower.
- Advised Unlock Technologies, a financial technology firm that operates an innovative FinTech platform to originate home equity investment agreements with homebuyers on transactional, financing, and regulatory matters.
Lawyers
Practice head
Matthew Yoon; John Holahan; Victor Boyajian
Other key lawyers
Joshua Jordon