Five domains of regulated complexity.
Each practice is staffed by counsel and advisors retained for that practice alone. The work is technical, the exposure is real, and the engagement begins with a written scope.
Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Counsel and advisory for laboratory operators, research-grade compound suppliers, contract research organisations, and biotech ventures positioned at or near the FDA boundary. Representation by network attorneys is available for transactions and disputes.
Representative Risks
- Mis-classification of research-use-only product
- FDA enforcement and warning-letter exposure
- Inadequate IRB / research-compliance documentation
- Intellectual property and licensing gaps
Services Provided
- FDA-adjacent regulatory structuring
- Research compliance frameworks (RUO)
- Intellectual property and licensing
- Laboratory operating advisory
Digital Assets & Blockchain
Structuring, market-operations advisory, and counsel coordination for digital-asset issuers, market makers, custodians, and decentralised-protocol operators. Distinct from securities-law representation, which is conducted by licensed counsel under separate engagement.
Representative Risks
- Securities-law re-characterisation of issued tokens
- Inadequate custody and counterparty controls
- Smart-contract risk and operational opacity
- Cross-border banking and exchange friction
Services Provided
- Token structuring and issuance review
- Exchange and venue risk frameworks
- Smart-contract review coordination
- Market-operations and treasury advisory
Artificial Intelligence & Data Systems
Governance, deployment, and data-licensing work for AI operators, model deployers, and platforms holding sensitive data. Includes counsel coordination for emerging EU-AI-Act, FTC, and sectoral regulators.
Representative Risks
- Model-deployment liability in regulated sectors
- Training-data provenance and licensing risk
- Bias, transparency, and disclosure obligations
- API and downstream-use enforcement gaps
Services Provided
- AI governance frameworks
- Data-usage compliance reviews
- Model-deployment risk assessments
- API and data licensing
Corporate Structuring
US and offshore entity formation, banking navigation, tax-structuring coordination, and merger-and-acquisition advisory. The transactional execution and tax filings are performed by licensed practitioners under separate engagement.
Representative Risks
- Banking de-risking and account closure
- Mis-aligned operating and holding structures
- Cross-jurisdictional tax exposure
- Diligence gaps in target acquisitions
Services Provided
- Entity formation (US and offshore)
- Banking and payment-processor navigation
- Tax-structuring coordination
- Mergers, acquisitions, and disposition advisory
Regulatory & Compliance Intelligence
Mapping, documentation, and internal-controls work for operators with concurrent exposure across multiple regulators. Distinct from any defence representation, which is undertaken by licensed counsel only.
Representative Risks
- Regulator overlap (FDA, FTC, SEC, FinCEN, state AGs)
- Inadequate internal documentation under enforcement
- Policy-and-procedure drift over time
- Whistleblower and audit exposure
Services Provided
- Risk mapping and exposure registers
- Documentation and recordkeeping systems
- Internal compliance frameworks
- Pre-enforcement readiness reviews
Routed to the relevant practice group.
Submissions are reviewed by Council before assignment. No representation begins until a written engagement is executed with a licensed attorney.
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