Commended for its ‘second-to-none domain knowledge and deal skills’, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP’s broad offering spans private equity, M&A, and capital markets matters, the team is also well-equipped to handle an array of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and NFT regulatory issues. Operating out of New York, Conrad Bahlke often handles derivative transactions as well as commodities and banking regulations, while Jeffrey Poss is knowledgeable of private equity and venture capital transactions for both public and private companies. Christopher Giancarlo previously acted as 13th Chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, while Kari Larsen’s digital asset practice encompasses drafting and negotiating third-party agreements and regulatory requirements. In Washington DC, A. Kristina Littman is experienced in digital asset investigations and enforcement actions, and Justin Browder assists investment advisers, broker-dealers, and digital asset ecosystems on federal securities laws.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Second-to-none domain knowledge and deal skills. They focus on what’s important and know the regulatory landscape well.'
  • 'The team has lots of young, experienced partners, who will be doing this for a long time. They bill transparently and accommodate broken deals.’
  • ‘Jeff Poss is the best lawyer that we have worked with.'

Key clients

  • Acumatica
  • American Financial Exchange
  • Aquiline Capital Partners
  • Ascensus
  • Special Committee of Blockcap
  • BlockTower
  • Clear Street
  • CoinFund
  • Digital Asset Holdings
  • The Digital Dollar Project
  • eToro USA
  • Fenergo
  • FIS
  • Forecast Foundation
  • Franklin Resources, Inc
  • Genstar Capital
  • GSR
  • HealthEquity
  • Insight Partners
  • Institutional Shareholder Services Inc
  • Kony Inc
  • Loyale Healthcare
  • Lykke Exchange
  • Ministry Brands
  • Orion Advisor Solutions
  • Personal Capital
  • Professional Datasolutions, Inc
  • Ripple Labs Inc
  • SimpleNexus
  • SIFMA
  • SIX
  • Success Factory
  • Capital One, N.A. – United Income
  • Virtual Currency Association
  • Volante Global
  • WealthFront Corporation

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jeffrey Poss, Justin Browder, Christopher Giancarlo, Kari Larsen, Kristina Littman

Other key lawyers

Conrad Bahlke