Thania Charmani

Nov 7, 2024 | mondaq.com | Will Turner |Rebecca Jack |Thania Charmani |Sara Susnjar

As the digital asset industry matures, so does interest in acquiring the expertise and innovations driving its growth. While many of the considerations for digital asset mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are common to acquisitions of other emerging technology companies, the digital asset industry presents unique hurdles. Industry participants often operate worldwide and many cannot, or will not, restrict access to their technology, entangling them in a global web of laws.

Jan 23, 2024 | mondaq.com | Thania Charmani |Daniel Stabile

Following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's first enforcement actions concerning Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), there has been a marked increase in litigation and regulatory activity targeting this subset of digital assets. To assist businesses involved in this space, Winston has published an "NFT Litigation and Regulatory Proceedings Tracker" on Lexis+.

Jul 19, 2023 | mondaq.com | George E. Mastoris |Daniel Stabile |Will Turner |Thania Charmani

On July 13, 2023, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted in part and denied in part the parties' cross motions for summary judgment in a highly anticipated Ripple Labs decision. Overall, the decision is widely regarded as a victory for the digital asset community.

Jun 6, 2023 | mondaq.com | Thania Charmani |George E. Mastoris |Daniel Stabile

On May 30, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled its case against a former Coinbase employee and his brother for alleged "insider trading" of digital assets. At the heart of the dispute was whether several digital assets trading on the platform were properly regarded as "securities" under U.S. law.