Partner and Chair, Digital Currency + Blockchain Technology | Goodwin Procter LLP

Grant Fondo, an experienced federal prosecutor and former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California, is head of the Litigation Department for Goodwin’s California offices, a partner in the firm’s Securities Litigation & White Collar Defense group, and in its Privacy & Cybersecurity practice, and is Chair of its Digital Currency & Blockchain Technology practice. He represents technology, FinTech, blockchain, digital currency, life sciences, private equity, and venture capital clients in a wide range of contested matters, and digital currency and blockchain companies in token sales and other matters. Mr. Fondo is recognized by Chambers USA for his White Collar Defense practice, by The Legal500 U.S. for his work in Financial Services Litigation and White Collar Defense, by U.S. News Best Lawyers for his White Collar Defense work, and by Benchmark Litigation as a “Future Star” litigator. He has been selected by The American Lawyer as  “Litigator of the Week” for successful defense at trial of former J.P. Morgan Securities LLC analyst Ashish Aggarwal on 30 counts of criminal conspiracy, insider trading and wire fraud charges, and as a National Law Journal White Collar Trailblazer for his work in the digital currency. Mr. Fondo was also recently included as one of 12 global “Spotlighted” legal experts for Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies in this year’s Chambers Professional Advisors – FinTech guide.