Payments Companies

• Structured a global customer brand agreement with a prominent U.S. payment card network.
• Drafted agreements and provided regulatory counsel to a top mobile wallet provider.
• Supported cryptocurrency exchange in securing state money transmitter licenses.
• Conducted 50-state regulatory reviews for emerging money transmitters.
• Provided regulatory guidance to a foreign currency exchange provider operating in the U.S.
• Counseled cannabis marketplace on deployment of PayTech solutions.
• Served as counsel to a public payments industry company in TCPA litigation.
• Acted as U.S. counsel and global co-relationship partner to a leading FinTech "super app" company offering diverse traditional and alternative payment, lending and investing products worldwide.
• Served as outside product counsel to multiple global FinTechs and PayTechs requiring regulatory and commercial guidance for U.S. financial product development and deployment.
• Provided corporate and regulatory counsel to a U.S. payments company in its acquisition of a global money transmitter.
• Served as corporate and regulatory counsel to a Canadian payments company in its acquisition of a U.S. payment processor.
• Represented national ATM company in litigation matters.

Financial Institutions

• Counseled a major global financial institution on development and commercialization of tokenized payment services, including an innovative trade finance solution.
• Advised a bank on launching its initial credit card products.
• Evaluated a top 10 U.S. financial institution's payment solutions for PCI-DSS compliance.
• Drafted all consumer-facing electronic banking and disclosure documents for a multinational bank.
• Structured a new core platform agreement for a regional bank.
• Offered U.S. regulatory advice to a multinational bank headquartered in Eastern Asia.
• Structured a cryptocurrency cold storage agreement for a bank maintaining one of the largest known cryptocurrency portfolios.
• Counseled company offering white-labeled cryptocurrency solutions for banks.
• Served as commercial counsel to a global financial institution introducing its first digital custody product for traditional and digital bonds.
• Provided artificial intelligence (AI) counsel to several global financial institutions.

Technology Companies

• Served as counsel to a digital advertising company in transition of its payments services provider.
• Counseled a global online travel services provider on reducing its U.S. payments regulatory exposure.
• Advised a technology service provider for rental apartments on proposed credit card payment surcharges.
• Counseled a technology platform for landlords on relevant anti-money laundering regulations and card-network rules.
• Provided guidance to a wireless telephone carrier regarding payment facilitator issues.
• Counseled multiple EU and Israeli-based startups on U.S. regulatory compliance.
• Served as outside general counsel to multiple startups.

Entertainment and Social Media Companies

• Served as counsel to artificial-intelligence-based technology company in multiple matters concerning royalty payments owed to artists, labels and streaming services.
• Counseled global, short-form mobile video social networking service on payments regulatory matters affecting U.S. product launch.
• Provided guidance to a leading social media platform on cryptocurrency and NFT regulatory and advertising matters.
• Advised a major media content provider on deployment of a blockchain-based data repository.
• Counseled a broadcast television network on creation of tokenized distribution platform.
• Provided guidance to a major talent agency on cryptocurrency matters.

Retailers

• Structured core payments technology agreements with multiple payments services providers for a national pharmacy chain.
• Counseled a U.S. airline on its payment processing agreements and mobile payments integration.
• Supported a national, membership-based discount retailer on deployment of digital membership card with integrated payments capabilities.
• Counseled a national pharmacy chain on payments regulatory and AML compliance matters.
• Advised multiple Fortune 100 companies on potential money transmitter issues related to gift card promotions.
• Served as counsel to a large retailer conglomerate on proposed rollout of payroll cards to employees.
• Conducted multistate regulatory reviews for multiple retailers implementing payments solutions.

Manufacturers

• Structured the U.S. portion of multinational cosmetics company's payments technology platform agreements.
• Counseled a U.S. automobile manufacturer on card network compliance matters.
• Served as counsel to a bicycle manufacturer on agreements with a financial institution for customer financing.
• Represented a cosmetics company in dispute with a payment card network.
• Structured a payment facilitator agreement for a U.S. automobile manufacturer.
• Conducted multistate regulatory reviews for multiple manufacturers implementing payment solutions.
• Developed a PCI-DSS compliant Payment Card Acceptance Policy for an affiliate of a major U.S. energy company.
• Served as counsel to a U.S. automobile manufacturer on its payments and mobility platform products.

Sports Leagues

• Counseled a prominent U.S. sports league on blockchain-based gaming solutions.
• Advised an esports company on payments integration matters.
• Supported a Major League Baseball team on PCI-DSS requirements for POS terminals in a new stadium.

Estates

• Counseled multiple estates holding cryptocurrency portfolios on related implications.
• Supported estates in liquidation of crypto assets.