📣 From Regulator to Defender: SEC’s Crypto Lead Switches Sides
posted 21 Feb 2024
Ladan Stewart, the leader of the SEC's crypto unit, has transitioned from the agency to join the law firm White & Case, Bloomberg reports. In her new role, she will spearhead the development of crypto and cybersecurity practices.
Ladan Stewart, the leader of the SEC's crypto unit, has transitioned from the agency to join the law firm White & Case, Bloomberg reports. In her new role, she will spearhead the development of crypto and cybersecurity practices.
Crypto is here to stay—that’s become very clear with the launch of a slew of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds,said Stewart.
Her tenure at the SEC spanned about eight years. More notably, in June 2023, Stewart was at the forefront of a lawsuit against Coinbase and participated in legal actions against Ripple concerning the classification of the XRP token as a security.
White & Case, a globally recognized law firm, boasted a gross income of $2.8 billion in 2022. The firm praised Stewart's rich regulatory experience in the context of the growing attention on the crypto sector.
