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Texas Lawyer

$88K in Attorney Fees Wiped Out in Improperly Pled Bitcoin Suit

Coinmint, a cryptocurrency mining company, was denied attorney fees for work performed in Delaware, but retained its right by default judgment to buy out Mintvest's interest in the company.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Detour: Federal Survey of Energy Use by Cryptocurrency Miners Halted

"The government mandated the collection of a wealth of proprietary and sensitive information, singling out one industry for political reasons," plaintiffs' co-chair Chris Davis said.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bankman-Fried's Attorneys Call for Leniency in Sentencing

Bankman-Fried's attorneys at Mukasey Young, led by Marc Mukasey, described the 100-year sentence recommendation in Bankman-Fried's presentence report as "barbaric" and "grotesque."
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

For Sullivan & Cromwell, Pre-Petition FTX Work Bites Back

Class-action plaintiffs and an appellate judge are curious about the regulatory and M&A work Sullivan & Cromwell did for FTX before the exchange collapsed.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bankman-Fried Trial Attorneys to Withdraw From Case Before Sentencing, FTX Founder's New Lawyer Tells Judge

Bankman-Fried's new attorneys, Marc Mukasey and Torrey Young of Mukasey Young, are set to file his sentencing memorandum.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Lawsuit Throws Spotlight on Former FTX GC, Calls Him Sullivan & Cromwell's 'Man on the Inside'

Ryne Miller is not a defendant in the shareholder lawsuit, but it asserts he helped funnel millions of dollars in work to Sullivan & Cromwell after he left the firm to join FTX in 2021.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

White & Case Lands SEC Crypto Leader and Paul Hastings Real Estate Finance Partner

The new hires include Ladan Stewart, who headed the SEC's crypto and cyber litigation unit, as well as John Cahill, formerly a real estate finance practice group head at Paul Hastings.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

When Investors Rush In: The Close of Sam Bankman-Fried's Criminal Case Signals More Lawsuits Against Private Equity Firms to Recoup Losses

The authors expect a wave of lawsuits against private equity firms by investors in the wake of private actions brought against the collapsed crypto platform FTX.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

FTX Investors Claim Sullivan & Cromwell 'Aided' and Encouraged Fraud

S&C has generated $180 million "or 10% of the total revenue the 900-lawyer firm publicly stated it collected in all of 2022," according to a new lawsuit by FTX investors.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Match.com Legal Chief Splits for GoDaddy and Its $10M Stock Grant

"I love technology that makes it easier for people to do the things they love, and I'm inspired by GoDaddy's mission to empower entrepreneurs everywhere through its technology platform," GoDaddy's chief legal and strategy officer Jared Sine said of his new role.
3 minute read

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