Alexandra C. Scheibe

Alexandra C. Scheibe is a partner in Steptoe's Financial Innovation and Regulation practice and focuses her practice on blockchain and crypto, derivatives and fintech. Alexandra represents cryptocurrency and blockchain companies, as well as financial institutions and fintech companies in all aspects of regulatory and transaction matters in the fintech, blockchain, and derivatives and structured finance markets. Alexandra is widely recognized in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry.

Alexandra has over 20 years of experience in financial services and related transactions. Alexandra regularly represents financial services firms in connection with financial products including a wide range of derivatives, including interest rate swaps, total return swaps, credit default swaps, caps and options, as well as guaranteed investment contracts, forward purchase agreements, repurchase agreements and other reinvestment products and  structured products, securitizations and other bespoke transactions. She regularly advises swap dealers, security-based swap dealers and other derivatives market participants on their transactions and regulatory strategy. She provides guidance on securities laws, commodities laws, SEC and CFTC regulatory inquiries, as well as state and international regulation.

Alexandra regularly advises cryptocurrency and blockchain companies on emerging federal and state regulatory issues. Her practice also involves regulatory strategy, structuring and negotiating transactions for blockchain and cryptocurrency companies, and has focused on the use and implementation of blockchain technology in platforms for derivatives, structured finance and securitization. Alexandra also advises a wide range of market participants across multiple industries, including early-stage and established companies developing blockchain solutions, investors, foundations, exchanges, broker-dealers, private equity firms, family offices, mining companies, and consulting firms on securities laws, commodities laws, state and federal money transmitter licensing and registration, SEC and CFTC regulatory inquiries, as well as state regulation and crypto bankruptcy.

Alexandra also assists financial services firms and others in negotiating technology agreements for all types of services in light of the constantly evolving regulatory issues arising from the use of blockchain and other technologies. She has represented blockchain companies before the SEC, CFTC, and various state banking regulators. Alexandra focuses on helping her clients develop novel products and business strategies. Recently, she advised on token launch and issuance solutions, NFT structuring, trading platform formation and compliance, payments solutions, money transmitter licensing, and issues in crypto bankruptcies.