Paul Hastings offices in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 8, 2016. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Dina Ellis Rochkind

Paul Hastings signed on to lobby registered to lobby Compliance Hot Spots here here RSS feed NLJ: Your work in 2018 alone has dealt with some of the hottest up-and-coming issues. How have you gotten involved in cryptocurrencies and also financial services for the state-legalized marijuana industry? Last month, Bill Hinman, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's division of corporate finance, made a splash with a speech in which he said the popular cryptocurrency Ether should not be treated as a security. What did you think of that statement? The SEC, on the enforcement side, has been very active in cracking down on fraudulent coin offerings and is clearly trying to send a message. To what extent has that message gotten through to the wider industry? Hinman What have you been seeing on Capitol Hill in the cryptocurrencies space? Has the revelation about bitcoin being used as part of Russia's interference in the 2016 election complicated matters? What are you looking out for in the area of banking services for state-legal cannabis?