Overview
Steptoe's Blockchain team was featured in an article in the Business Insider titled "19 Crypto and Blockchain-focused Lawyers who are Inking Deals, Fighting Lawsuits, and Navigating Fast-evolving Regulations." The article, published February 27, discusses the evolution and growth of the blockchain industry over the past decade, as digital assets have boomed. The article also features a list of the top crypto and blockchain lawyers. The founders of Steptoe's practice, Alan Cohn and Jason Weinstein are named on the list.
Steptoe was among the first firms to establish a Blockchain & Cryptocurrency practice and one of the first to accept Bitcoin as payment. Cohn and Weinstein helped found and serve as counsel to the Blockchain Alliance, which is a coalition of three dozen of the leading companies in the blockchain space. They also serve as advisors to both Coin Center and the Chamber of Digital Commerce, two of the industry's leading advocacy groups, and many of the industry's leading companies.
The full article can be read at the Business Insider (subscription required).