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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInFenwick & West Says It Knew Nothing About Alleged FTX Fraud
Fenwick has asked a federal judge to toss a lawsuit alleging it played a role in FTX’s fraud, saying its work for the crypto exchange amounted to “routine” legal services. *** Fenwick’s alleged services can be reduced to “three basic acts,” the Gibson Dunn team, led by partner Kevin Rosen, argued—employing lawyers that eventually left […]
Sam Bankman-Fried Can’t Subpoena Law Firm Fenwick & West, U.S. Judge Rules
Bankman-Fried sought to compel U.S. prosecutors to hand over documents given to the government by the law firm, or failing that, seek a court order to subpoena Fenwick & West LLP for the same documents. New York District Court Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on Friday denied Bankman-Fried’s request saying neither Fenwick & West nor the […]
Fenwick law firm hires Gibson Dunn to defend work for bankrupt FTX exchange | Reuters
Law firm Fenwick & West has hired its own outside legal team as it faces scrutiny over its role advising now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, including from the company’s indicted founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Silicon Valley-founded Fenwick has turned to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as its advice becomes a focus of Bankman-Fried’s criminal defense, according to court […]