Michael A. Mora

September 18, 2024 | National Law Journal

The Federal Reserve's actions could lead to bigger litigation budgets and a higher degree of risk tolerance in the cryptocurrency space, said Alex More, a partner and head of litigation of Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal.

By Michael A. Mora

3 minute read

September 17, 2024 | New York Law Journal

"The line between innovation and a potential securities violation remains murky," said Helen Gugel, a partner at Am Law 10 firm Ropes & Gray who is not involved in the matter.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

September 13, 2024 | New York Law Journal

"It's just the evolution where there were way too many scams by crypto folks that lead to the SEC's aggressive overreach and regulation enforcement, that you have a pendulum that goes one way and the other way and now it is maybe slowing down a bit," said Terrence Yang, a strategic advisor to Swan Bitcoin.

By Michael A. Mora

3 minute read

September 12, 2024 | National Law Journal

"This is an attempt to deviate from that precedent," said Daniel Maland, the immediate-past co-chair of the Florida Bar Business Law Section Blockchain and Digital Assets Committee. "They're trying to hold crypto exchanges accountable to a different standard."

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

September 11, 2024 | National Law Journal

"This shows that individuals appear to be still using crypto as bait to lure investors into what are essentially old-fashioned get-rich-quick schemes," said Arlo Devlin-Brown, a partner at Covington & Burling.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

September 10, 2024 | Law.com

"We're taking a new legal problem and we're trying to find solutions for our client," said Marc E. Dann, an ex-state attorney general.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

September 09, 2024 | New York Law Journal

"It's another thing to be exposed to a broad claim where the potential award could conceivably be in the tens of millions of dollars if the judge allows the valuation of the underlying asset," said Jason Giller, a managing partner at Giller Law who is not involved in the case.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

September 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

"It was a cutting-edge bank and should have been a great success, but the CEO misrepresented the financials and allegedly stole the money," said Jeffrey W. Gutchess, a partner at AXS Law Group.

By Michael A. Mora

3 minute read

September 03, 2024 | The Recorder

"This will be important for people to look at because … I think it will be one of those test cases in the blockchain space," said Dr. Tonya M. Evans, a tenured law professor at Penn State Dickinson Law.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

August 29, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

David Sillers, a partner at Clare Locke in Alexandria, Virginia, represents the plaintiff, Scott Everett, in the defamation-by-tweet lawsuit against the defendant, Jakub Kostecki, who allegedly goes by the handle LPWhisperer on the social media website X.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read