Joseph B. Evans - Crypto-Asset Disputes Lawyer - McDermott Will & Emery

Overview


Joseph (Joe) B. Evans is the head of McDermott’s FinTech & Blockchain Practice and head of Crypto Litigation and Regulatory. He is widely recognized as a leader in the crypto industry. The American Lawyer recognized Joe as a “Trailblazer” for his progressive work in crypto and he is one of the few individuals that is Chambers ranked Band 1 in Crypto-Asset Disputes. Joe runs the industry’s only crypto-exclusive team whose members spend 100% of their time working for the crypto industry. McDermott’s crypto exclusive team is one of the few groups in the world that are Chambers ranked in Crypto-Asset Disputes.

Since 2013, Joe has been representing companies and individuals in all aspects of crypto and blockchain-related legal matters, spanning from defending government investigations, pursuing cutting-edge crypto litigation, obtaining money transmitter and other state licenses, and advising on initial coin offerings. Joe leads a team of crypto-lawyers who are devoted exclusively to working on crypto and blockchain matters.

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Results


  • Currently represents the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of Voyager Digital Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded crypto company and one of the largest crypto platforms in the world
  • Currently represents the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of Cred Inc., a global crypto financial services platform, and the first Chapter 11 crypto case of its kind. Subsequently represented the Cred Inc. Liquidation Trust and prosecuted all related litigation
  • Recovered nearly $6 million in stolen Bitcoin and other crypto for an Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors representing customers of Cred, a crypto trading platform, following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy and thefts made by one of its executives

Recognitions


  • Chambers FinTech Guide, USA: FinTech Legal – Crypto-Asset Disputes, 2023
  • Legal 500 US, Recommended Lawyer, 2023-2024
  • Law360, Rising Star in FinTech, 2023
  • Global Investigations Review GIR 100, Recommended, 2023
  • The American Lawyer, Northeast Trailblazer, 2022

Credentials


Education
Fordham University School of Law, JD, 2013
Fordham University, BS, 2010

Admissions
New York

Courts / Agencies
US District Court for the Southern District of New York
US District Court for the Eastern District of New York