Crypto Disputes
Our dispute resolution experts have a real understanding of the crypto sector. They understand how, when, and why disputes arise between market counterparties, crypto enterprises and investors, and when criminal and regulatory authorities become interested in the operations of crypto entrepreneurs.
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Our experts draw on decades of experience in handling legal proceedings in the civil and criminal courts in England and Wales, as well as internationally in the offshore jurisdictions in which crypto enterprises are commonly domiciled.
We have the strength in depth to move quickly and institute injunctive proceedings, protect property and assets, freeze the movements of currencies, obtain information vital for pursuing legal redress and, ultimately, to recover assets.
We are particularly adept at protecting the interests of founders and operators of crypto enterprises
Featured experience
- Acting for the co-owner and operator of a substantial crypto enterprise in a multi-jurisdictional dispute over the control of the crypto enterprise worth c. $1bn
- Acting for a crypto enterprise in c.£20m dispute with a seed investor alleging breach of contract and fraud
- Acting for a crypto-enterprise in seeking the recovery of a £17m investment made into another crypto enterprise involving the enforcement of contractual terms, personal guarantees and share pledges
- Acting for the owner of a crypto wallet operator in a s.994 Companies Act shareholder unfair prejudice claim. The proceedings involved several novel issues including:
- Determination, as a matter of law, as to whether certain elements of the claim amounted to a derivative action for which the court's permission was required in order to pursue (determined by the Court of Appeal)
- The method of valuation of the crypto business, taking into account the unique way in which crypto enterprises operate
- Evidence as to the authenticity of documents, including the analysis of electronic messaging systems and the extent to which issues of authenticity can be credibly determined (taking into account the development of those messaging systems)
- Acting for a crypto entrepreneur in recovering tokens misappropriated and pursuing claims in damages relating to the losses incurred resulting from an inability to trade the tokens and protect against loss of value
- Acting for a crypto entrepreneur in pursuing a private prosecution relating to the misappropriation of c. $30m of crypto assets
- Acting for a number of crypto entrepreneurs in pursuing a private prosecution against a bad actor in the crypto sector
- Advising crypto enterprises and entrepreneurs in relation to money laundering and sanctions risks, intellectual property disputes, restructuring and solvency issues such as corporate wind-downs, withdrawal of statutory demands, and winding up petitions
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Jonathan Brogden
Partner
London
Alexander Bradley-Sitch
Associate
London
Alexander Bradley-Sitch
Associate
London
+44 (0) 20 7894 6960
abradley-sitch@dacbeachcroft.com
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