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SEC lawyer who led Coinbase suit leaves the agency

Ladan Stewart, an attorney formerly overseeing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ongoing lawsuit against Coinbase, has left the agency for white-shoe law firm White & Case.

At the new firm, Stewart will help clients avoid SEC scrutiny and advise others under investigation by the agency, White & Case partner Nicole Erb said in a press release. She won’t be completely leaving crypto behind, either. 

“Taking the expertise and the skills that I got through the four years that I worked on crypto at the SEC and the connections that I made at the SEC and what I know about how the agency approaches these issues, I think I can advise individuals and corporations that are looking to…

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