When Crypto Goes to Court: The Rise of Digital Asset Litigation

Michael Fluhr counsels and defends companies in high-stakes lawsuits spanning myriad practice areas, including consumer class action and competitor litigation involving claims of alleged unfair competition, consumer fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, intellectual property theft, and securities fraud. He is an innovative attorney counseling his clients to prepare for, and successfully resolve, litigation risks in the consumer products, media and entertainment, and blockchain and digital asset sectors. Michael has been recognized as a Cryptocurrency/Blockchain/Fintech Trailblazer by the National Law Journal. He is an author and editor of the book "Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Regulation: A Practical Guide for Multinational Counsel and Transactional Lawyers," published in 2022 by the American Bar Association. Sought-after for his thought leadership, Michael has been quoted in media and regularly publishes and speaks about issues germane to companies' brand protection rights, blockchain and digital assets, and regulation of the NFT space.

Jason Gottlieb’s practice focuses on regulatory enforcement, litigation, and arbitration relating to cryptocurrency, securities, commodities, futures and derivatives, and structured finance. Jason principally defends companies and individuals in the digital assets space, in investigations and enforcement actions conducted by governmental or self-regulatory agencies. He also regularly advises U.S. and foreign companies on blockchain and cryptocurrency law relating to litigation and regulatory risk issues. Jason is ranked in Chambers Band 1 for his digital assets disputes practice, and in Band 3 for his blockchain practice more generally. He was also named to The National Law Journal's inaugural list of Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Fintech Trailblazers. He has been widely published and quoted in the media for his cryptocurrency and blockchain expertise, including for CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, Fortune, The National Law Journal, New York Law Journal, Law360, The Real Deal, Forbes, Coindesk, a one-on-one “fireside chat” with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, and many more. Jason is also the principal author of the Morrison Cohen Cryptocurrency Litigation Tracker, a publicly-available, comprehensive resource that follows regulatory actions and pronouncements, private litigation, and other events of interest in the cryptocurrency space. In each regulatory enforcement matter, Jason brings a practical, business-friendly approach to protecting his client’s economic and reputational interests. When necessary, Jason is fully ready to litigate, and has done so – for example, winning dismissal of an SEC case in federal district court, a victory later sustained by the Supreme Court of the United States. In Jason’s litigation practice, he regularly defends securities issuers, trading companies, cryptocurrency companies, manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, real estate entities, banks, hedge funds, private equity funds and individuals in a host of different areas, including securities, EB5 financing, real estate, structured transactions, partnership disputes and intellectual property. Prior to joining Morrison Cohen, Jason was an attorney at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP. Before becoming a lawyer, Jason worked at a Japanese internet services company in Tokyo.

Kayvan Sadeghi represents clients at the forefront of technology, finance, and media, helping them navigate unchartered legal waters to resolve litigation and enforcement matters that threaten their way of doing business. He was recognized by Chambers & Partners’ 2025 Fintech Guide as a leading individual for Crypto-Asset Disputes. The guide notes that Kayvan is “well versed in the crypto industry” and “is not only a strong advocate; he is an expert and a trusted adviser in a complex field of work.” Kayvan serves as lead counsel for defendants and sophisticated plaintiffs in complex commercial and securities litigation nationwide, often involving nine or 10-figure damages. He also regularly defends clients in high-stakes investigations before the US Department of Justice, the SEC, state attorneys general, and other regulators. Companies, their founders, and corporate boards also rely on Kayvan to assess and manage legal risks and address corporate governance matters. Focused on the blockchain industry since late 2016, Kayvan has advised on projects worldwide across the blockchain ecosystem. His clients include leading base layer protocols and their founders, CeFi and DeFi platforms, data oracles, crypto hedge funds and investors, NFT gaming projects, and others. He is especially sought after for creative problem-solving based on his sophisticated understanding of technologies and broad perspective on what other industry participants are doing.