Michael A. Mora

January 21, 2025 | New York Law Journal

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that he signed a "full and unconditional pardon" for Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road, an online marketplace notorious for the sale of heroin, cocaine, LSD, and other illegal drugs.

By Michael A. Mora

3 minute read

January 21, 2025 | National Law Journal

"Lawyers have been hoping for clear regulatory lines and it sounds like they may be on the path to getting it,” said David A. Shargel, a partner at Bracewell who frequently litigates against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Michael A. Mora

3 minute read

January 19, 2025 | Daily Business Review

The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office booked the South Florida attorney early Sunday morning, court records show.

By Michael A. Mora

2 minute read

January 16, 2025 | Law.com

“By filing this complaint now, you still get to have your flashy lawsuit and get into federal court without taking on and making enemies with a new administration," said Tony Phillips, a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman who is not involved in the matter.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

January 15, 2025 | The Recorder

“Just think about all the tough stuff that warrants a division of seventy full-time, stone-cold Socratic assassins,” Marco Santori, the outgoing chief legal officer for Kraken Digital Asset Exchange, said about his time at the crypto exchange.

By Michael A. Mora

3 minute read

January 15, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

“A single sentence disagreeing with the main concerns of a rulemaking petition is conclusory and does not provide us with any assurance that the SEC considered Coinbase’s workability objections, nor does it explain how it accounted for them,” the Third Circuit explained in the 72-page opinion.

By Michael A. Mora

5 minute read

January 14, 2025 | Daily Business Review

U.S. Senior District Judge Frederico A. Moreno has scheduled a final approval hearing for April 1.

By Michael A. Mora

3 minute read

January 14, 2025 | The Recorder

“Centralize exchanges are getting hit left and right,” said Joe Doll, general counsel at Magic Eden, one of the biggest NFT platforms in the world. “So this is definitely a trend to watch.”

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

January 13, 2025 | National Law Journal

“A single sentence disagreeing with the main concerns of a rulemaking petition is conclusory and does not provide us with any assurance that the SEC considered Coinbase’s workability objections, nor does it explain how it accounted for them,” the Third Circuit explained in the 72-page opinion.

By Michael A. Mora

5 minute read

January 10, 2025 | Law.com

Among the false representations the defendants allegedly made was that a crypto investment firm was sponsored by the “All-Party Parliamentary Group” in London and it had retained the legal services of an Am Law 100 firm, according to the complaint.

By Michael A. Mora

3 minute read