I’m General Counsel of StarkWare, the developer of a cryptographic zero-knowledge proof system that seeks to improve scalablity in blockchains. Prior to my move to StarkWare, I was Chief Legal Officer of Cboe Digital, a U.S. regulated exchange and clearinghouse for spot crypto and crypto derivatives markets; and General Counsel of Maple Finance, a capital-efficient corporate debt marketplace which facilitates crypto institutional borrowing via liquidity pools funded by the DeFi ecosystem.Before I became a General Counsel, I was a partner in the Special Matters and Government Investigations practice at King & Spalding. I focused primarily on white collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations, corporate compliance, and regulatory matters. I have extensive experience with digital assets and I'm a frequent writer and speaker on cryptocurrency credit markets, regulatory developments, anti-money laundering, and blockchain-related compliance. My comments have been featured in or on Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, the American Banker, Coindesk, Bloomberg, CNBC, Reuters, TheStreet, the Hill, and many others. I have guest taught on these issues at Cornell Law School, Notre Dame Law School, Washington & Lee Law School, Chicago-Kent Law School, and UIC’s Business School. My experience includes work related to a wide variety of issues, including AML, the FCPA and anti-corruption, criminal sanctions, antitrust, market manipulation, insider trading, consumer protection, the FDCPA, the CDA, the FCA and FIRREA, securities, and taxation. I’ve represented corporations and individuals under investigation by a large number of regulators, including DOJ, SEC, CFTC, NFA, OFAC, FINRA, state AGs, the NY DFS, the Senate’s PSI, the OCC, and the Fed. While at K&S, I was Co-Chair of the firm’s Financial Services Industry of Focus and the Fintech, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency Working Group. After my promotion to partner, I was named to Global Investigations Review's 40 Under 40, which profiles the world's leading young investigations specialists; Benchmark Litigation’s 2020 and 2021 40 & Under Hot List, which recognizes the top young litigation talent throughout the United States and Canada; Who's Whos Legal - Investigations 2021 and 2022 as an Investigations Future Leader; and Crain's Chicago Business as a 2021 Notable Rising Star in Law.