Bio

- Leading attorney in Fintech, Blockchain, Crypto-investing and Fund formation; Warehouse Lines and Fund Formation - Experienced Legal and Compliance professional focusing on investment banking and capital markets transaction execution, including equity, debt, hybrid/converts, derivatives and fx (20 years outside law firms, 5 years in-house investment banking). Special focus on peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding. - Television, radio and other media appearances regarding IPOs, securities law, SEC developments, crowdfunding, the JOBS Act and market disruption, including Fox Business Television, CNBC, MSN Money, Forbes, NPR, Bloomberg, CFO Magazine, International Business Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Financier Worldwide, Law360, JDSupra and the New York Law Journal. -Special experience with SEC, FINRA and SROs. Lead several Dodd-Frank initiatives. Admitted to practice law in New York and California.