Over 40 US law firms unite for Blockchain Legal Defense Coalition
Attorneys specialising in digital currency looking out for constitutional rights and civil liberties of innovators.
More than 50 prominent US attorney from 40-plus law firms have joined together to form the Digital Currency and Ledger Defense Coalition (DCLDC).
This coalition brings together dozens of the top attorneys from around the country who focus on digital currency and distributed ledger legal issues in a united effort to protect the individual constitutional rights and civil liberties of innovators experimenting with these promising new blockchain technologies, said a statement.
Brian Klein, partner at Baker Marquart LLP and the chair of the DCLDC, said: "Law enforcement and regulatory actions relating to this technology have been steadily increasing over time and are all too often misdirected or premature. It is all too common for responsible entrepreneurs and companies to be subjected to unfair scrutiny by some federal or state agency, which, at a minimum, stifles them and broader innovation."
The DCLDC will advance its important mission through pro bono attorney referrals to those who cannot afford legal services, as well as the submission of amicus briefs on key issues impacting those technologies.
Its board includes leading attorneys in the field: Marjorie Peerce (Ballard Spahr), Grant Fondo (Goodwin), and Marcia Hofmann (Zeitgeist Law). Over 50 attorneys, from over 40 law firms, universities, and non-profits, have joined the coalition at launch. They are:
| Aaron Wright, Cardozo LawAdam Ettinger, Sheppard Mullin Alan Cohn, Steptoe & Johnson Alex Chen, Fortis Amy Davine Kim, BuckleySandler Andrew Hinkes, Berger Singerman Andy Roth, Cooley Ashley Martabano, Baker Marquart Barrie VanBrackle, Orrick Brian Klein, Baker Marquart Bryan Skarlatos, Kostelanetz & Fink Carol Van Cleef, Manatt Catherine Foti, Morvillo Abramowitz Christine Duhaime, Duhaime Law Cindy McAdam, Goodwin Courtney Linn, Orrick Craig May, Wheeler Trigg Dana Syracuse, BuckleySandler David Gzesh, Gzesh Law David Poitras, Jeffer Mangels David Teitelbaum, Sidley Austin Dax Hansen, Perkins Coie Deborah Thoren-Peden, Pillsbury Winthrop Gabriel Shapiro, Weil Frank Prieto, Frank Prieto Geoffrey Aronow, Sidley Austin Grant Fondo, Goodwin Greg Xethalis, Kaye Scholer Hardy Calcott, Sidley Austin Ira Schaefer, Hogan Lovells Jared Marx, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis | Jason Somensatto, MorvilloJason Weinstein, Steptoe & Johnson Jeff Albert, Pryor Cashman Jennifer Rose Jacoby, WillmerHale Jerry Brito, Coin Center Joseph Cutler, Perkins Coie Josh Fairfield, Washington & Lee Univ. Joshua Garcia, White & Case Kathleen Moriarty, Kaye Scholer Keith MIller, Perkins Coie Kevin Debre, Stubbs Alderton Matt Schwartz, Boies Schiller Marcia Hofmann, Zeitgeist Law Marci Gilligan, Ridley McGreevy Marco Santori, Pillsbury Winthrop Marjorie Peerce, Ballard Spahr Michelle Feit, Capes Sokol Pamela Morgan, Empowered Law Patrick Murck, Pillsbury Winthrop Peter Hardy, Ballard Spahr Peter Van Valkenburgh, Coin Center Phil Hodgen, HodgenLaw Randy Lusky, Orrick Rene Palomino, Corona Law Firm Richard Levin, Polsinelli Robin Emmans, Second Street Law Sanford Boxerman, Capes Sokol Ted Mlynar, Hogan Lovells Tim Treanor, Sidley Austin Tor Ekland, Tor Ekeland Veronica McGregor, Goodwin |
Jerry Brito, Coin Center executive director and DCLDC board member: "The early internet could not have reached the kind of global scale we see today without the work of motivated entrepreneurs and tinkerers. Historically, defence coalitions similar to the DCLDC have played a key role in keeping the way free for innovators pushing the envelope to build out promising network technologies."
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