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Kleinberg Kaplan’s Jared Gianatasio quoted in Blockworks on Amazon’s investment in Anthropic

Kleinberg Kaplan partner Jared Gianatasio was recently quoted in an article in Blockworks titled, “Is Amazon’s investment in Anthropic a win for FTX creditors?” The article discusses Amazon’s substantial investment of up to $4 billion in Anthropic, a company associated with the troubled FTX exchange, and explores how this move could potentially benefit FTX creditors. Gianatasio shares that Amazon’s…

Firm News | September 28, 2023 | Digital Assets and Cryptocurrency | Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Litigation

Kleinberg Kaplan’s Jared Gianatasio quoted in Bloomberg Law on the SEC’s Lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase

Kleinberg Kaplan partner Jared Gianatasio was quoted in Bloomberg Law article, “Lawyers Cash In on Binance, Coinbase ‘Ultimate Fight’ With SEC.” The article covers the legal teams representing both Binance and Coinbase and what lies ahead for the firms and crypto industry at-large as the alleged securities law violations are addressed. In the article, Jared…

Firm News | June 15, 2023 | Digital Assets and Cryptocurrency

Kleinberg Kaplan’s Matthew Gold quoted in Blockworks on the viability of an FTX reboot

Kleinberg Kaplan partner Matthew Gold was recently quoted in an article in Blockworks titled, “What an FTX Reboot Could Look Like — And Is It Even Viable?” The article covers how realistic it is for FTX to reboot after the company’s new CEO, John J. Ray III, said he was looking into restarting the exchange. Matt addresses the issues that…

Firm News | May 25, 2023 | Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Litigation | Digital Assets and Cryptocurrency

NFA Adopts Compliance Rule for Spot Digital Asset Commodity Activity

On March 29, 2023, the National Futures Association (“NFA”) announced the adoption of Compliance Rule 2-51: Requirements for Members and Associates Engaged in Activities Involving Digital Asset Commodities (the “New Rule”),1 which will implement anti-fraud, trading, and supervisory requirements for member firms, including firms registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as commodity pool operators…

Client Alerts | April 3, 2023 | Digital Assets and Cryptocurrency | Hedge Funds | Private Equity Funds

Kleinberg Kaplan’s Dov Kleiner spoke with CoinDesk on SVB’s ongoing Bankruptcy

Kleinberg Kaplan partner Dov Kleiner recently spoke with CoinDesk on their live TV series, “First Mover” and was quoted in the corresponding article, “SVB Financial’s First Bankruptcy Hearing ‘Wasn’t Really So Routine,’ Says Legal Expert.” In his interview, Dov discussed the latest following the first bankruptcy hearing with SVB Financial (parent company of Silicon Valley…

Firm News | March 27, 2023 | Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Litigation | Digital Assets and Cryptocurrency

Kleinberg Kaplan’s Dov Kleiner quoted in The Wall Street Journal on FTX’s Efforts to Recoup Charitable Donations

Kleinberg Kaplan partner Dov Kleiner was recently quoted in an article in The Wall Street Journal titled “FTX Seeks to Recoup Sam Bankman-Fried’s Charitable Donations.” The article covers the efforts – and related complexities – of FTX’s new management to “claw back” donations made by Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives, as well as by…

Firm News | January 10, 2023 | Digital Assets and Cryptocurrency

Kleinberg Kaplan Announces Partner Promotions

January 3, 2023, NEW YORK – Premier boutique law firm Kleinberg Kaplan announces the promotion of two associates, Moshe Segal and Derek Stueben, to the firm partnership, effective January 1, 2023. Moshe is a member of Kleinberg Kaplan’s Private Funds & Investment Management group and Derek is a member of the firm’s Corporate Transactional &…

Firm News | January 3, 2023 | Investment Management | Executive Compensation | Hedge Funds | Private Equity Funds | Digital Assets and Cryptocurrency | Emerging Companies & Venture Capital | Mergers & Acquisitions | Securities and Corporate Finance

Kleinberg Kaplan’s Joshua Bromberg speaks with New York Law Journal about fraud case against FTX Founder

Kleinberg Kaplan partner Joshua Bromberg was recently quoted in the New York Law Journal article “Ellison, Wang Cooperation ‘Bodes Very Badly’ for FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried, White-Collar Attorneys Say.” The article covers how the cooperation of former associates Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang might impact the case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. As quoted in…

Firm News | December 23, 2022 | Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Litigation | Digital Assets and Cryptocurrency

Kleinberg Kaplan Partners Quoted Extensively in Media in Wake of FTX Collapse

Kleinberg Kaplan Partners Jared Gianatasio, Matthew Gold and Dov Kleiner have been quoted extensively in the press in the wake of the FTX collapse and the related fallout. In The American Lawyer article “For Crypto Attorneys, FTX Bankruptcy Is a ‘Black Swan Event,’” Jared Gianatasio considers how the downfall of FTX may lead to increased…

Firm News | November 21, 2022 | Digital Assets and Cryptocurrency | Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Litigation | Business Restructuring and Reorganization

Dov Kleiner speaks with CoinDesk about Celsius Network’s pending interim report

In an interview with CoinDesk, Kleinberg Kaplan Partner Dov Kleiner weighed in on the potential impact of the interim report recently ordered by U.S. bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn in Celsius Network’s bankruptcy case. The independent examiner’s report will detail, among other things, Celsius’ financial management and handling of customer accounts, and marks the “first time…

Firm News | October 12, 2022 | Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Litigation | Digital Assets and Cryptocurrency