FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is laying the groundwork for a defense that argues he relied upon the advice of a prominent Silicon Valley law firm in taking many of the actions for which he is now facing fraud charges.
Bankman-Fried’s defense lawyers on Tuesday asked the judge overseeing his criminal case to force prosecutors to hand over documents given to the government by former FTX law firm Fenwick & West. If the government doesn’t agree, Bankman-Fried wants permission to subpoena the Mountain View, California-based firm.
The legal advice Fenwick & West provided to FTX and Bankman-Fried between 2017 and 2022 is “material to preparing a defense,” his lawyers said in their Tuesday filing.
Source: Sam Bankman-Fried Points to Law Firm Advice of Counsel as FTX Fraud Defense – Bloomberg
