Cryptocurrency & Stablecoins

Cryptocurrency, stablecoins, and blockchain technologies are changing how value is held, transferred, and invested. We advise digital asset platforms, fintech companies, entrepreneurs, and investors on the legal and commercial challenges of developing and operating businesses in this sector. Our approach begins with understanding how a product functions, how customers use it, and how the business generates and manages value.

Our work brings together securities regulation, corporate finance, payment services, technology, privacy, and dispute resolution. We assist with business structuring, financings, acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, commercial agreements, and preparations for public listings. For businesses operating internationally, we help assess the interaction between regulatory requirements, customer access, ownership structures, and cross-border activities.

Digital asset businesses face a regulatory landscape that varies significantly across jurisdictions and continues to evolve. Changes in the treatment of trading platforms, stablecoins, custody arrangements, and payment activities can affect business models and market access. We help clients understand relevant developments, assess their exposure, and respond to regulatory inquiries and enforcement proceedings with a coordinated strategy.

We have obtained favourable results for clients in both regulatory proceedings and digital asset disputes. Our experience includes representing a global crypto platform in proceedings where the administrative penalty imposed was 40% below the amount sought by the regulator. We have also represented investors in cryptocurrency-related fraud litigation and obtained interim asset-freezing relief. These engagements inform our practical focus on regulatory risk, asset preservation, and recovery.