Blockchain
United States
19 August 2025
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is trusted by a range of asset managers and investment managers, particularly on the formation of a range of exchange traded funds and publicly traded funds including those which invest in the cryptocurrency and digital asset space. Leor Landa, Gregory Rowland and Christopher Healey in Washington DC are the trio running a group which continues to expand, having hired several partners from Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in 2024, including Healey who adds to the group’s ability to advise BDCs on the formation of novel structures of registered funds. More widely, the group has been regularly involved in innovative developments in the space, where they have advised on funds which involved securities regulations requiring SEC approvals, for example. Victoria Glass, based in New York, is a key name to note.
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Key clients
- Baron Capital
- Carlyle
- Central Park Group
- Chilton Investment Company
- First Eagle
- Galaxy Digital
- Great Elm Group
- Hashdex
- HRS Management
- J.P. Morgan Asset Management
- Lightyear Capital
- Main St Capital Corporation
Work highlights
Advised UBS on the acquisition of Credit Suisse, creating a business with more than $5 trillion in total invested assets.
Advised J.P. Morgan on the launch and operation of Six Circles Trust, a growing new fund complex that currently comprises nine funds with more than $87 billion in AUM.
Advised Spike Capital and the BDC on a proposed joint venture between Silver Spike and Chicago Atlantic Group, as well as the BDC’s proposed purchase of an over $170 million loan portfolio from a Chicago Atlantic Group entity.
Practice head
Leor Landa; Gregory Rowland; Christopher Healey
Other key lawyers
Victoria Glass; Leon Salkin