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Alexandra Scheibe
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Financial Institutions
Position
Alexandra C. Scheibe is head of the Firm’s FinTech and Blockchain Practice. Alexandra is widely recognized in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. Alexandra focuses her practice on representing cryptocurrency and blockchain companies, as well as financial institutions and fintech companies in all aspects of regulatory and transaction matters in the fintech, blockchain and derivatives and structured finance markets. Alexandra is a recognized leader in the field of blockchain and cryptocurrency and focuses on first-of-their-kind structures and products and has a team that works with her on all crypto and regulatory issues.
Alexandra regularly advises cryptocurrency and blockchain companies on emerging federal and state regulatory issues. Alexandra’s practice also involves regulatory strategy and structuring and negotiating transactions involving blockchain and cryptocurrency companies, and has focused on the use and implementation of blockchain technology in platforms for derivatives, structured finance and securitization. Alexandra advises a wide range of market participants across multiple industries, including early-stage and established companies developing blockchain solutions, investors, foundations, exchanges, broker-dealers, private equity firms, family offices, mining companies consulting firms, on securities laws, commodities laws, state and federal money transmitter licensing and registration, payments, custody, SEC and CFTC regulatory inquiries, as well as on state and international regulation.
She also assists financial services firms and others in negotiating technology agreements for all types of services in light of the constantly evolving regulatory issues arising from the use of blockchain and other technologies. She has represented blockchain companies before the SEC, CFTC and various state banking regulators. She focuses on helping her clients develop novel products and business strategies and most recently had advised in token launch and issuance solutions, NFT structuring and NFT platform formation and compliance, payments solutions and money transmitter licensing and cryptocurrency product development.