He differs to the experts when needed but always seeks to gain a full picture of our business risks and his Firm’s recommendations.’ ‘Mike Whalen is always positive and helpful in how he works with us to approach complex problems with simple solutions. They are proactive in communicating relevant regulations, able to distill complex regulations into tangible actions, able to balance the risk with the business need, and understand the need to be flexible with us as a startup.’ ‘Goodwin Proctor is extremely adept at working with the fintech startup world. and who have taken the time to understand crypto and blockchain technology and its implications on the work they do.’ ‘Goodwin has one of the few top tier crypto practices, comprising attorneys who are excellent in their respective fields - regulatory, venture financings, etc. All partners based in San Francisco unless otherwise stated. In Boston, Kimberly Monty Holzel holds the distinction of having previously worked at the U.S. DC-based counsel Juliana Gerrick is ‘ consistently able to distill complex and proprietary processes‘.
Other key partners on the digital currency and blockchain side include Grant Fondo (Silicon Valley) and Karen Ubell, who is ‘ among the most experienced, thoughtful, and versatile cryptocurrency lawyers in the nation‘.
Lead partners include Mitzi Chang who co-chairs the fintech group with Scott Joachim in Silicon Valley, and the ‘ always positive and helpful‘ Mike Whalen in Washington DC. The firm is also seeing a growing amount of insurtech and metaverse-related work. This extends to the crypto space, where it has ‘ the rare ability to act as the generalist corporate counsel as well as to advise on all regulatory matters‘. Clients consider the firm ‘ extremely adept at working with the fintech startup world‘ and is able to ‘ distil complex regulations into tangible actions‘. Fintech TIER 2 Goodwin has a strong focus on fintech, blockchain and digital currencies, with a comprehensive offering that includes transactional, regulatory and litigation advice.