Proskauer’s cross-disciplinary Blockchain and Digital Assets Group leverages the firm’s broad expertise across its many practice areas to help clients harness the potential of blockchain, crypto and other digital assets.
Our deep experience advising clients on the use of new and emerging technologies and navigating the nuances of the evolving blockchain and digital asset landscape equips us with the practical acumen to handle the technical, business and legal issues arising from a wide variety of blockchain and digital asset matters.
As commercial and strategic advisers, we help our clients capture the business opportunities presented by the rapid evolution of blockchain, crypto and other digital assets. We also anticipate how regulators, lawmakers and courts will apply legal principles to blockchain technology and web3, and we structure new approaches to fill existing legal gaps.
Our practice spans numerous industries and market sectors, including technology, entertainment, media, sports, asset management, finance, real estate, supply chain, logistics, retail and heath care. In these industries and more, we are helping our clients take advantage of blockchain-related opportunities.
Token Offerings & Listings and Tokenization of Assets. Representing companies in raising capital and advising on all issues relating to digital tokens, including the development of tokens and tokenization platforms, navigating U.S. federal securities laws, and token offerings, listings and acquisitions.
Product Counseling. Serving as product counsel to companies from the ideation phase through product launch, including with respect to the launch of NFT marketplaces and digital asset wallets and services.
Developing, Implementing and Commercializing Protocols and Blockchain-Based Solutions. Advising developers, service providers and customers on the development, commercialization, adoption and implementation of blockchain solutions and platforms.
Establishment of U.S.-Regulated Trading Platforms. Helping clients launch digital asset exchanges and trading platforms serving the U.S. market in compliance with U.S. federal and state laws and regulations.
Regulatory Advice. Advising on evolving federal and state laws and regulations affecting blockchain, digital assets and web3, as well as necessary governmental licenses and registrations, and analyzing the legal status of digital assets under securities and other regulations.
Commercial Contracts, Transactional Issues and Related Advice. Advising clients in drafting, negotiating and entering into digital asset platform agreements, SaaS and other hosted service agreements, software licenses, professional service agreements and other commercial agreements.
Corporate Structuring and Tax Advice. Helping clients structure their enterprises, including foundation and on-shore/off-shore structures and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and providing strategic tax advice.
Equity Investment Rounds. Represent companies in all rounds of funding.
Mergers, Acquisitions and Financings. As a part of full-service deal representation on all types of M&A and financings, representing companies and providing blockchain and digital asset-specific expertise in conducting due diligence on target companies and negotiating deal agreements.
Sports Sponsorship and Naming Rights Deals and Fan Tokens. Representing sponsors and sports organizations in negotiating naming rights and other sponsorship deals, fan token offerings and other marketing initiatives.
Digital Asset Promotions and Giveaways. Advising clients on airdrops, contests, giveaways and promotions.
Investment in Digital Assets. Advising asset managers and investors on investments in digital assets and digital asset companies.
Finance and Private Credit. Structuring crypto-collateralized loans and advising on decentralized finance (DeFi).
Litigation. All aspects of commercial litigation and regulatory enforcement defense.
