Michael A Mora

October 10, 2024 | Law.com

"The fact that it is a new, nascent industry provides women with the opportunity to be in those roles and to be able to progress very quickly," said Eleanor Hughes, general counsel for Binance.

By Michael A. Mora

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October 09, 2024 | The Recorder

"It's good for the industry to take a stand against this kind of conduct," said Michael Burshteyn, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig.

By Michael A. Mora

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October 08, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

"The outcome of this case could have far-reaching implications, not just for Crypto.com, but for the broader crypto industry, particularly as it relates to secondary-market transactions and how they're regulated," said Tonya M. Evans, a professor at Penn State Dickinson Law whose research includes digital assets.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

October 02, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

"The bottom line is that the SEC did what it needed to do in response to the scams in crypto," said Terrence Yang, a strategic adviser to Swan Bitcoin and a former senior counsel at Merrill Lynch.

By Trudy Knockless | Michael A. Mora

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October 01, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"When you boil down allegations that involve matters in the crypto space and cut through the complexity, the basics of the U.S. securities laws still apply," said Edmund Polubinski, a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

September 30, 2024 | Law.com

"Bitcoin mining gets a lot of criticism for the amount of energy it uses," said Justin Daniels, a partner at Baker Donelson. "But data training centers for artificial intelligence do the same thing, yet I don't hear the criticism."

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

September 26, 2024 | The Recorder

"As laid out in Swan's complaint, the theft of Swan's trade secrets and confidential information is staggering and alarming," said Harris M. Mufson, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

September 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal

"Binance and Zhao thus enabled terrorist violence and should be held accountable not only to governments and regulators," the plaintiffs alleged in the 270-page complaint, "but also to the flesh-and-blood victims of the attacks they aided."

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

September 24, 2024 | Law.com

"Handling first-of-its-kind litigation for a cutting-edge crypto firm would be a challenge for anyone, but Ryan is up to the task," said Renato Mariotti, a partner at Paul Hastings who has previously worked with Ryan VanGrack.

By Michael A. Mora

3 minute read

September 23, 2024 | National Law Journal

"We're optimistic that in each of these cases, in FTX, in Voyager, we're going to be able to get people back their damages," said Adam Moskowitz, co-lead counsel in the FTX multidistrict litigation. "But that's looking backward. If you look forward, how will you deal with this situation?"

By Michael A. Mora

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