David Kelley

Aug 23, 2023 | lexology.com | Andrew Boutros |Jeffrey Brown |Vincent Cohen |David Kelley |Anthony E. Kelly |Andrew Levander

IntroductionIn the latest decision evaluating the application of federal securities laws to the digital asset context, Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) ruled in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on a motion to dismiss in SEC v.

Feb 28, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Andrew Boutros |David Kelley |Jay Schleppenbach

February 28, 2023 Andrew Boutros, David Kelley, Jay Schleppenbach Dechert LLP + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Key Takeaways: The Department of Justice announced on February 23, 2022, that it would no longer be “grouping cases under the China Initiative rubric,” which many in the press presented as the end of the China Initiative program. But as Dechert predicted at the time, a review of the DOJ’s prosecutorial...

Jan 24, 2023 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Andrew Boutros |David Kelley

Photo Illustration: Jonathan Hurtarte/Bloomberg Law; Photos: Getty Images By Andrew S. Boutros, David N. Kelley, and John R. (“Jay”) SchleppenbachJan. 24, 2023, 9:00 AMDechert attorneys analyze the DOJ’s expansion of resources to combat digital asset crime. These new enforcement priorities should serve as a wake-up call for the industry to bolster compliance and anticipate future changes.

Jan 24, 2023 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Andrew Boutros |David Kelley

Adding to the turmoil in the cryptocurrency industry over the past year, the Justice Department has been more actively pushing criminal enforcement actions around cryptocurrency and other digital assets. For observers of regulatory activity in this space, the DOJ’s priorities come as no surprise.