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Cryptocurrencies, Digital Assets & Blockchain Technology
As interest in digital assets continues to rise, novel and complex legal issues emerge continually. Winston’s cross-border interdisciplinary team provides comprehensive regulatory, litigation, and transactional services on the array of issues confronting the digital assets industry. Our dedicated team features pioneering attorneys in the sector, leading litigators, former senior regulators, and in-house counsel.
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White Collar & Government Investigations
Ranked Tier 1 Nationally for “Criminal Defense: White Collar” by Best Law Firms® 2025, and recognized for “Corporate Crime & Investigations: Highly Regarded – Nationwide” by Chambers USA in 2024, Winston’s White Collar & Government Investigations Practice assists individuals, companies, and organizations with government investigations and enforcement matters; related criminal and civil litigation; trials; appeals; congressional oversight; internal investigations; and compliance counseling and program development and enhancement. We are comprised of 80+ litigators, with more than a dozen former prosecutors from the SEC, Main Justice, and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices nationwide, including three former U.S. Attorneys, Regional Supervisors, and a former Chief of IRS Criminal Investigation. We are known for our zealous advocacy, our unyielding commitment to our clients, and for protecting and defending clients’ interests with legal acumen that’s second to none.
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Winston’s financial crimes compliance lawyers have been providing regulatory compliance counseling and enforcement services related to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML), and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) policy for decades. We also have experience with international AML matters, including in the EU and with respect to Financial Actions Task Force (FATF) recommendations.
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Pro Bono In Action
|October 30, 2024
|1 Min Read
Winston Helps Secure Release of Binance Executive Imprisoned on Bogus Charges in Nigeria
A Winston team, led by New York partner Rich Weber, played an important role in convincing the Nigerian government to drop its baseless money laundering and tax evasion charges against Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan and release him from prison. Tigran was released on October 24, 2024, after eight months of imprisonment, and is back in the United States where he is receiving medical treatment for malaria and double pneumonia, which he contracted while in prison, as well as for complications from a herniated disk.
In the Media
|October 11, 2024
|1 Min Read
Richard Weber Discusses Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan with Cryptonews
Winston & Strawn partner Richard Weber was quoted in a Cryptonews article discussing Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive currently imprisoned in Nigeria. Gambaryan was detained in late February 2024 on tax evasion and money laundering charges after traveling to Nigeria for policy talks regarding digital assets. In the article, Richard described the harsh conditions Gambaryan faces at Kuje prison, where he is detained alongside dangerous criminals and terrorists.
In the Media
|October 3, 2024
|Less Than 1 Min Read
Rich Weber Featured on Illicit Edge Podcast
Winston & Strawn partner Rich Weber was featured in part two of Illicit Edge’s premiere episode of “Bring Tigran Home: An American Unjustly Detained in Nigeria | Designated,” a powerful new podcast spotlighting the wrongful detention of Binance Head of Financial Crime Compliance Tigran Gambaryan, renowned for his groundbreaking efforts in combating cybercrime and cryptocurrency fraud. Tigran has been unjustly held for over 200 days following a meeting in Nigeria about Binance’s operations.