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Corporate Counsel

Crypto Exchange Coinme Hires Ex-MoneyGram General Counsel as Legal Chief

Robert Villaseñor is the new chief legal and compliance officer of Coinme. He gained familiarity with the company during his time at MoneyGram, which has partnerships with it.
2 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

FTX Creditors to Vote on Plan Liquidating 'Mind-Boggling' Assets

Several parties argued the disclosure statement that's part of the plan didn't meet the legal standard for approval, but Judge John T. Dorsey overruled their objections.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Ex-SEC Commissioners on Crypto Legal Showdowns, Regulatory Rifts

"At one point, I penned an op-ed that I am not going to publish," said Dan Gallagher, chief legal officer for Robinhood Markets Inc. "It was called, 'I asked for a registration and I got a Wells Call.'"
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-SEC Commissioners Fear Agency's AI Regulation Will Be Ham-Handed

"Let's not try to use enforcement to cause folks to pull back and not offer these services. I think that's the challenge," said Robinhood Markets legal chief Dan Gallagher, an SEC commissioner from 2011 to 2015.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Section 230 Immunity Won't Prevent Meta From Facing Australian Billionaire's Claims Over Scam Crypto Ads

The ruling was the first in which a social media company was unable to invoke immunity under Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act in a U.S. civil case over its advertising business, according to Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Crypto Exchange Gemini Reaches $50M Settlement With New York

The prior bankruptcy settlement resulted in earned users receiving 97% of their assets that were not returned, "leaving a 3% stop," according to a source familiar with the settlement. And the latest settlement gives back that 3%.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Manatt Hires Crypto Partner in New York, Continuing Growth in Financial Services and Digital Assets

Michael Katz previously headed the legal department of crypto venture capital company Digital Currency Group.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Terraform, Do Kwon to Pay $4.5B in Penalties in Settlement Agreement With SEC

The SEC accused Kwon of fleecing investors for billions from 2018 until May 2022 through the purchase and sale of interconnected crypto assets.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Federal Judge Approves $2.4M Voyager Settlement Involving Gronkowski

Moving forward, Michael Hanzman of Bilzin Sumberg will lead the global arbitration involving the remaining defendants, who include the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, the National Basketball Association, the Am Law 100 firm McCarter & English.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Judge Greenlights Greenberg Traurig for Discovery Into Forex, Crypto Platform

"The interests of this forum in adjudicating a dispute involving millions of dollars allegedly stolen from forum residents is strong, and no other jurisdiction has a similarly strong interest," U.S. District Judge Robert Scola Jr. ruled in the order.
4 minute read

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