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Providing effective solutions to evolving corporate, regulatory, and IP issues associated with digital assets and tech platforms
Overview
Nixon Peabody help founders, creators, and investors navigate the shifting regulations involved with crypto currencies, decentralized finance applications, and digital assets. Clients rely upon us to issue-spot and protect them as they build novel projects and deploy capital. We counsel on corporate formations issues of Dapps, tax issues for DAOs, the IP issues associated with digital assets and exchanges, and securities offering issues with coin offerings, DEXs, and tokenized benefit programs, and art and real estate projects. From idea, through all the steps, to execution, our team is here to support your vision and success.
Representative Experience
- Several L1 cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based technology companies with respect to trademark and patent applications and disputes
- Bitcoin mining company to identify and procure cost-effective energy solutions
- Patented an electronic health record data exchange via a blockchain protocol
- Successfully retrieved money being unreasonably held by a Hong Kong-based crypto exchange
- Intellectual property rights owners with respect to NFT minting, blockchain/cryptocurrency transactions, and various marketplace-related issues that arise
Our Team
See Full TeamBrooke Furst
Director, Strategic Growth- Boston
- Office:+1 617.345.1011Mobile:+1 917.816.1672
- bfurst@nixonpeabody.com
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Ellie L. Heisler
Partner / Team leader, Entertainment / Co-lead, Esports & Gaming- Los Angeles
- Office:+1 213.629.6097
- eheisler@nixonpeabody.com
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Eric Paley
Partner / Team Leader, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation- Rochester
- Office:+1 585.263.1012
- epaley@nixonpeabody.com
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Elizabeth Baio
Partner / Co-Lead, International & Foreign Associate Network IP Team- Chicago
- Office:+1 312.425.8684
- ebaio@nixonpeabody.com
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