Law firm Steptoe & Johnson launches multidisciplinary blockchain practice

Steptoe & Johnson LLP has launched a multidisciplinary blockchain practice to help blockchain companies and businesses that are affected by blockchain with the legal issues related to the technology

This expanded practice is led by the well-known blockchain and FinTech team of former Department of Justice Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason Weinstein and former Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Alan Cohn. Together, they will be working with professionals from across Steptoe’s practice groups in industries that are or could be applying this technology to improve their operations. The full-service blockchain practice has the ability to advise industries, companies and governments that are just learning about how the development of distributed ledger technology can be applied to their sector, or who are ready to take the next step in applying this technology to their activities.

“The blockchain, like the internet, is going to have an impact on just about every existing type of institution in the years ahead — both private sector and government. So having a multidisciplinary blockchain practice puts the firm in the best possible position to help a wide variety of clients in a wide variety of industries prepare for that transition,” said Weinstein.

Steptoe & Johnson LLP is an international law firm recognized for advocacy in complex litigation and arbitration, representation of clients before governmental agencies, and advice in guiding business transactions.