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Provided by Grant P Fondo
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Grant Fondo, an experienced federal prosecutor and former Assistant US Attorney in the Northern District of California, is founder and Co-Chair of its Digital Currency & Blockchain practice, Co-Chair of the firm’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act practice, and part of the Investigations for Technology team. He is a partner in the firm's Securities Litigation & White Collar Defense group, and in its Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity practice. He represents technology, Fintech, blockchain, digital currency, private equity, venture capital, and individual clients in a wide range of regulatory and contested matters.
Grant has significant experience conducting trials and arbitrations, as well as representing clients before governmental agencies. He focuses his practice on white collar criminal defense, blockchain and digital currency, securities and class action litigation, federal and state regulatory matters including before the DOJ, SEC, FTC, State Attorneys General, District Attorneys, and FinCEN, cybersecurity and privacy matters, internal investigations, and commercial disputes, and often advises boards on a variety of matters.
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JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1993; BA, University of Vermont, 1990 (cum laude).
Chambers Review
FinTech
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 Fondo is a prominent figure in FinTech litigation and continues to represent clients in SEC investigations and class action lawsuits.
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"Grant will go to the ends of the earth for his clients but is also able to understand how a judge will think and can calibrate to come up with defences that will be compelling to a judge and jury."
"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."
"Grant will go to the ends of the earth for his clients but is also able to understand how a judge will think and can calibrate to come up with defences that will be compelling to a judge and jury."
"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."
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