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Overview
Lisa Rubin is an associate in the Global Fintech & Payments practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s San Francisco office. She specializes in regulatory issues pertinent to financial technology, including blockchain-based products and services, offering in-depth advisement on the landscape of federal securities laws and digital assets. Her counsel extends to emerging payments technologies, including tokenization and U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins.
Education
- USC Gould School of Law, J.D., 2017
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 2012
Representations
- Assisting digital asset intermediaries and investors in diligence and regulatory reviews of digital assets.
- Numerous exchanges in connection with diligence on digital assets, regulatory frameworks, corporate policies and procedures.
- Numerous digital asset issuers and trading platforms in connection with cross-border business, DAO and regulatory structures.
- Emerging fintech companies and investors in connection with early stage, venture and hybrid equity and digital asset financings.
- Digital asset lenders and custodians in connection with custodial and digital asset lending products.
- Advising gambling and regulatory compliance issues in connection with crypto gaming platforms and NFT collectible activities.
Insights
- White House Hosts Crypto Meetings, Treasury Secretary Addresses GENIUS Act Implementation, CFTC Withdraws Event Contracts Guidance and Updates Stablecoin Definition, SDNY Signals Focus on Prediction Markets and CME Unveils Tokenized Collateral - February 9th, 2026
- Senate Agriculture Committee Advances Market Structure Bill, Fed Chair Nomination Announced, SEC and CFTC Jointly Proceed With Project Crypto, SEC Issues Tokenization Guidance - February 2nd, 2026
- Senate Agriculture Releases Market Structure Bill as Treasury and CFTC Outline Digital Asset Initiatives - January 26th, 2026
- Market Structure Negotiations Continue as Senate Delays Markup, OCC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and NYSE Announces Development of 24/7 Tokenized Platform - January 20th, 2026
- Senate Advances Market Structure Markup and Wyoming Launches FRNT Stable Token - January 12th, 2026
- Market Structure Momentum Carries Into the New Year as CFTC Leadership Transitions - January 5th, 2026
- Congress Pushes Forward Market Structure Legislation, FDIC Proposes Stablecoin Application Procedures and SEC Hosts Privacy Roundtable and Issues Broker-Dealer Statement - December 22nd, 2025
- OCC Conditionally Approves National Trust Bank Charter Applications and Issues Interpretive Letter 1188, SEC Issues Tokenization No-Action Letter and House Passes INVEST Act - December 15th, 2025
- SEC Advances Capital Formation and Tokenization Initiatives as Congress Passes Venture Capital Bills and Prudential Regulators Address GENIUS Act Implementation and Debanking - December 8th, 2025
- CFTC Nomination Hearing Highlights Market Structure Legislation, OCC Issues Interpretive Letter 1186 and Congress Introduces ‘Bitcoin for America Act’ - December 1st, 2025
- Recent Updates on Market Structure Legislation: Senate Agriculture Committee Releases Draft - November 24th, 2025
- Federal Government Is Back to Work: Updates on Market Structure Legislation, Howey Test Application, ETP Staking, Crypto Spot Trading and Stablecoin Demand - November 17th, 2025
- Court Affirms Fed Master-Account Discretion as Congress Tackles De-Banking and Market Structure Legislation - November 10th, 2025
- Court Blocks CFPB ‘Open Banking’ Rule and House Considers Capital Formation Bills - November 3rd, 2025
- White House to Nominate Michael Selig as CFTC Chair, Federal Reserve Considers ‘Skinny’ Master Account and SEC Clarifies Regulatory Authority - October 27th, 2025
- SEC Highlights ‘Innovation Exemption’ as North Dakota and Global Banks Move on Stablecoin Initiatives - October 21st, 2025
- DeFi Proposal Pauses Market Structure Talks, First Staking Spot ETPs Launch in the US, and Treasury and IRS Release Guidance - October 13th, 2025
- SEC Issues No-Action Letters, SEC-CFTC Host Joint Roundtable, SEC Chair Outlines IPO Reforms and California and New York Release Digital Asset Guidance - October 6th, 2025
- Congress Encourages Retirement Access to Alternative Assets, Treasury Launches Stablecoin Rulemaking and US–UK Taskforce Announced - September 29th, 2025
- Senate Confirms Miran to the Fed, SEC Focuses on Project Crypto and OCC Appoints Senior Deputy Comptroller - September 22nd, 2025
Engagement & Publications
Speaking Engagements
- CoinDesk’s Consensus 2025, Speaker, providing an overview of how institutional investors can navigate the digital asset space and sharing a U.S. regulatory update on digital asset compliance.
- Association for Women in Cryptocurrency, Panel at Paul Hastings SF, breakfast and a panel on DeFi regulation in light of the new CANSEE bill, Speaker (2023)
- YouTube Wolf of all Streets
- Panel during NFT NYC, Panelist (2023)
- “The Future of DAO Liability and Regulation,” University of San Francisco, Law School, Panelist (2023)
- OnePieceLabs, Panel on Banking on the Blockchain, Panelist (2023)
- OnePiece Labs regulatory overview to startup batch, Panelist (2023)
- NFT San Francisco Conference – legal issues surrounding NFT projects (2023)
- Web3 Academy Podcast, on regulatory landscape of blockchain in the U.S. and Canada (2023)
- World Crypto Economic Forum (WCEF), virtual panel on legal issues surrounding NFTs, Panelist (2023)
- Women in Web3 panel, San Francisco, Panelist (2022)
- Twitter Space regarding the law and NFTs (2022)
- NFT San Francisco – NFT legal and regulatory issues, Speaker (2022)
Publications
- The SEC Alleges Software Provider to be a Broker and Underwriter in Continued Crackdown on the Crypto Industry, Paul Hastings Client Alert, Co-Author (July 10, 2024)
- Seven Things to Know About California’s New Crypto Licensing Bill, Paul Hastings Client Alert, Co-Author (Oct. 24, 2023)
- Featured in Crypto Conexion as a women in Web3 (2023)
- Featured in Law360 regarding an amicus brief in LBRY crypto case I worked on (Dec. 16, 2022)
- Decrypt: “Why Web3 Builders Should Get Legal Help Before Launching” (Nov. 30, 2022)
- VOTER BEWARE! Personal Liability for DAO Token Holders for Voting?, Paul Hastings Client Alert, Co-Author (Sept. 28, 2022)
- 4 Things to Know About Crypto Legislation As Congress Comes Back In Session This Week, Paul Hastings Client Alert, Co-Author (Sept. 9, 2022)
Involvement
- Digital Chamber of Commerce
- Association for Women in Cryptocurrency
- Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF)