Crypto-Asset Disputes
FinTech Guide 2025 : USA - Nationwide
Band 2
About
Provided by Goodwin
We launched our standalone Fintech practice in 2014 and currently have more than 150 lawyers advising fintech clients, including more than one-third of the Forbes Fintech 50.
We partner with companies that are driving the digital transformation in finance, from startups to established financial institutions. Our team is comprised of subject matter experts that advise on transactions, regulations, litigation, enforcement, and investigations in this heavily regulated industry.
Goodwin is the only AmLaw 25 firm with dedicated partners, counsels, and associates practicing in every Fintech focus area. These verticals connect a diverse, cross-disciplinary, and global team pulling from our most successful and high-growth practice areas, including banking, consumer financial services, technology, capital markets, venture capital, private equity, debt finance, employment, privacy and cybersecurity, intellectual property and patents, and tax.
Chambers Review
Goodwin has a strong litigation practice and is involved in a number of high-profile regulatory investigations at the state and federal levels. It has a number of attorneys with prior experience of working in government regulatory departments.
Work Highlights
- The Goodwin team represented Kraken in responding to a “John Doe” summons by the IRS, in United States of America v Payward Ventures.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Goodwin are highly responsive and make deep investments in our relationship. Their team is consistently strong."
"Goodwin offered first-in-class service, were very knowledgeable in their respective disciplines and were easy to work with. The litigation department is well positioned to answer bespoke issues."
"Goodwin has strong expertise in the crypto space, including litigation. The firm has good enforcement, litigation and regulatory expertise. They are very client service oriented."
"Goodwin are highly responsive and make deep investments in our relationship. Their team is consistently strong."
"Goodwin offered first-in-class service, were very knowledgeable in their respective disciplines and were easy to work with. The litigation department is well positioned to answer bespoke issues."
"Goodwin has strong expertise in the crypto space, including litigation. The firm has good enforcement, litigation and regulatory expertise. They are very client service oriented."
Notable Practitioners
Grant Fondo is a respected name in FinTech litigation, and draws on his experience as a federal prosecutor when representing blockchain, digital asset, venture capital and private equity clients in disputes and regulatory enforcement mandates.
"Grant is aggressive and smart. He will go to the ends of the earth for his clients but can understand how a judge will think and can come up with defences that will be compelling to a judge and jury."
"Grant has deep expertise. He's very responsive and extremely commercially savvy."
"Grant was an early entrant in the crypto space. He's ultra sophisticated and commercial, and has good subject matter expertise."
Meghan Spillane co-chairs Goodwin's digital currency and blockchain practice. Spillane is well regarded and regularly advises clients on government investigations, white-collar crime litigation and class actions.
"She's really good. She's a strong writer, really smart and good with clients. She's a pleasure to work with."
"Meghan is a superb lawyer. She's the total package of good regulatory chops, strong enforcement skills and a dogged litigator."
"Her legal recommendations are always mindful of business objectives and commercially sound. She is a trusted adviser to us."