Fenwick & West LLP

Handling product launches, financing for start-ups, as well as corporate and commercial matters across the blockchain ecosystem, the team at Fenwick & West LLP  boasts a deep bench of lawyers with regulatory, tax, intellectual property, and litigation experience. Andrew Albertson, operating out of Seattle, leverages his deep knowledge of Web3 to advise on fractionalizing and digitizing traditional assets, M&A matters, and the integration of NFTs. Situated in Santa Monica, Andrew Klungness focuses on intellectual property and commercial matters within the blockchain and Web3 space, including joint ventures and strategic alliances. In Silicon Valley, David Forst brings tax expertise to the practice, advising public and private clients on a variety of blockchain taxation issues, including those relating to token mining and staking, NFTs, and DAOs. He also has extensive experience in arbitrations and administrative proceedings against the IRS and the U.S. Tax Court.