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Overview
Lisa Rubin is an associate in the Global Fintech & Payments practice at Paul Hastings, 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.
Representative Experience
- 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.
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 Issues Digital Asset Report, SEC Chair Declares Most Crypto Assets Are Not Securities and CFTC Advances Spot Market Push - August 8th, 2025
- Update on Crypto Market Structure Legislation: Senate Banking Draft and CLARITY Act - August 1st, 2025
- Banking Regulators Clarify Crypto Custody Expectations, Congress Advances Landmark Digital Asset Legislation and Senate Releases Market Structure Draft - July 25th, 2025
- The GENIUS Act: A Comprehensive Guide to US Stablecoin Regulation - July 18th, 2025
- House Announces ‘Crypto Week’ as SEC Issues ETP Guidance and Weighs in on Tokenization - July 11th, 2025
- Some Sunshine for Crypto Investment Products: SEC Issues First Comprehensive Disclosure Guidance for Crypto ETPs - July 10th, 2025
- What the GENIUS Act Means for UK and Foreign Stablecoin Issuers - July 7th, 2025
- Crypto Policy Heats Up Ahead of July 4 - July 3rd, 2025
- House Passes Legislative Proposals as Senate Explores Market Structure Framework - June 27th, 2025
- GENIUS Act Clears Senate, SEC Withdraws Proposed Rules and Bitcoin Reserve Bill Introduced - June 20th, 2025
- CLARITY and GENIUS Acts Advance, SEC DeFi Roundtable and OCC Agenda Drive Policy Momentum - June 13th, 2025
- CLARITY Act Unveiled, SEC Issues Staking Guidance and 401(k) Crypto Ban Reversed - June 6th, 2025
- SEC Chair Testifies That Digital Asset Regulation Is a Key Priority, Congress Advances Financial Reform Bills, and the CFTC Signals Progress on Perpetual Futures - May 30th, 2025
- Senate Advances GENIUS Act, CFTC Leadership Shifts and SEC Updates Custody Guidance - May 22nd, 2025
- Banking Nominees Advance, SEC Tackles Tokenization and OCC Issues Custody Guidance - May 16th, 2025
- GENIUS Act Momentum Meets Resistance as Congress Edges Closer to Market Structure Legislation - May 9th, 2025
- New Legislation Introduced, Federal Reserve Revises Guidance and SEC Hosts Custody Roundtable - May 2nd, 2025
- Support for Stablecoin Legislation and Leadership Confirmations - April 25th, 2025
- Dramatic Shifts Point to Foundation for a Comprehensive Digital Asset Framework in the US - April 18th, 2025
- Latest Executive and Legislative Actions Continue Crypto-Friendly Movement - March 21st, 2025
Engagement & Publications
Publications
- Client Alert: “The SEC Alleges Software Provider to be a Broker and Underwriter in Continued Crackdown on the Crypto Industry” (Jul. 10, 2024)
- Client Alert: “Seven Things to Know About California’s New Crypto Licensing Bill” (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)
- Client Alert: “VOTER BEWARE! Personal Liability for DAO Token Holders for Voting?” (Sept. 28, 2022)
- Client Alert: “4 Things to Know About Crypto Legislation As Congress Comes Back In Session This Week” (Sept. 9, 2022)
Speaking Engagements
- Speaker at CoinDesk’s Consensus 2025, 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 (2023)
- YouTube Wolf of all Streets
- Panel during NFT NYC (2023)
- University of San Francisco, Law School, “The Future of DAO Liability and Regulation” panel (2023)
- OnePieceLabs, Panel on Banking on the Blockchain (2023)
- OnePiece Labs regulatory overview to startup batch (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 (2023)
- Women in Web3 panel, San Francisco (2022)
- Twitter Space regarding the law and NFTs (2022)
- NFT San Francisco – spoke on NFT legal and regulatory issues (2022)
Involvement
- Digital Chamber of Commerce
- Association for Women in Cryptocurrency
- Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF)