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Cryptocurrencies, Digital Assets & Blockchain Technology
As interest in digital assets continues to rise, novel and complex legal issues emerge continually. Winston’s cross-border interdisciplinary team provides comprehensive regulatory, litigation, and transactional services on the array of issues confronting the digital assets industry. Our dedicated team features pioneering attorneys in the sector, leading litigators, former senior regulators, and in-house counsel.
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Government Investigations, Enforcement & Compliance
Recognized for “Corporate Crime & Investigations: Highly Regarded – Nationwide” by Chambers USA in 2024, Winston’s Government Investigations, Enforcement, and Compliance Practice assists individuals and organizations with government investigations and enforcement matters; related criminal and civil proceedings; trials; appeals; internal investigations; and compliance counseling and program development and enhancement. We are comprised of more than 100 litigators, with more than a dozen former prosecutors from the SEC, Main Justice, and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices nationwide, including two former U.S. Attorneys, Regional Supervisors, and the former Chief of IRS Criminal Investigations. We are known for our zealous advocacy, our unyielding commitment to our clients, and for protecting and defending clients’ interests with legal acumen that’s second to none.
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Winston’s financial crimes compliance lawyers have been providing regulatory compliance counseling and enforcement services related to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML), and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) policy for decades. We also have experience with international AML matters, including in the EU and with respect to Financial Actions Task Force (FATF) recommendations.
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In the Media
|October 11, 2024
|1 Min Read
Richard Weber Discusses Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan with Cryptonews
Winston & Strawn partner Richard Weber was quoted in a Cryptonews article discussing Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive currently imprisoned in Nigeria. Gambaryan was detained in late February 2024 on tax evasion and money laundering charges after traveling to Nigeria for policy talks regarding digital assets. In the article, Richard described the harsh conditions Gambaryan faces at Kuje prison, where he is detained alongside dangerous criminals and terrorists.
In the Media
|October 3, 2024
|Less Than 1 Min Read
Rich Weber Featured on Illicit Edge Podcast
Winston & Strawn partner Rich Weber was featured in part two of Illicit Edge’s premiere episode of “Bring Tigran Home: An American Unjustly Detained in Nigeria | Designated,” a powerful new podcast spotlighting the wrongful detention of Binance Head of Financial Crime Compliance Tigran Gambaryan, renowned for his groundbreaking efforts in combating cybercrime and cryptocurrency fraud. Tigran has been unjustly held for over 200 days following a meeting in Nigeria about Binance’s operations.
Webinar
|September 17, 2024
Partner Richard Weber and the Coalition Against Financial Crime presented a webinar that delved into the complexities surrounding the detention of Tigran Gambaryan, head of financial crime compliance at Binance, by the Government of Nigeria. The panel featured Stephen Sargeant, founder of Airdropd; Kevin Wadiak, senior manager of BSA/AML governance and oversight at GreenDot; and Sanjeev Menon, managing partner at Madison Davis.