A leading architect of Lowenstein Sandler's crypto practice started at virtual law firm Sterlington this week to head the virtual law firm's decentralized asset group.

By recruiting Lowenstein crypto vice chair Eric Swartz, leaders at Sterlington hope the New York-based lawyer's network of clients will advance the firm's status as a go-to adviser for leading players in digital assets and software companies. For his part, Swartz said in an interview that he hopes to instill in large institutional investors a renewed sense of trust for digital assets in the aftermath of the collapse of major trading platforms like FTX.