Alert 04.10.25
U.S. Department of Justice Curtails “Regulation by Prosecution” in Digital Asset Enforcement
A new DOJ policy directs prosecutors to focus on crypto fraud and use of digital assets to facilitate other crimes.
Alexis Wansac is a trial-focused litigator with particular experience in high-stakes, media-sensitive matters encompassing issues of technology, national security and consumer protection. She has significant experience representing both domestic and international clients in matters that carry substantial legal, reputational and operational risk.
Alexis serves as trusted counsel in complex commercial and regulatory disputes across the technology and video game sectors, litigating issues such as AI, platform liability, privacy and consumer protection. She also represents clients in matters involving the Anti-Terrorism Act and related national security laws, including cases where digital platforms and emerging technologies intersect with geopolitical risk. Alexis brings strategic clarity to high-pressure environments, helping clients navigate litigation with both legal precision and broader risk awareness.
Representative Experience
- Represents major video game company in plaintiff-side tortious interference and IP-related dispute regarding unauthorized third-party sales of virtual property and related consumer protection concerns, including child safety and account security.
- Advises banking and charity clients on complex multidistrict litigation strategy involving alleged violations of the Anti-Terrorism Act and Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act.
- Defending a major online platform with millions of daily users in a high-profile copyright infringement suit concerning alleged unauthorized use and distribution of a musical work within one of its most popular games.
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- Defends international nonprofit organization against claims related to implied-in-fact contract, the misuse of copyright in a jointly held work, and the Lanham Act’s Unfair Competition provisions.
- Provides compliance and strategy advice to a foreign sovereign related to risks of civil liability as a result of U.S. sanctions.
- Successfully defended through international arbitration a large electronics-industry company in a cross-border breach of contract dispute with excess of $40 million in controversy, including recovery of attorneys’ fees.
- Represented technology company in investigation brought by Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia related to alleged violations of the District’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act.
- Represented a loan provider in a civil investigation demand issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding alleged deceptive marketing practices.
- Successfully defended through arbitration a real estate trust company against claims of breach of contract and fraud in a multimillion-dollar dispute involving the buyout of a minority interest in a land development partnership.
- Defended former co-president of uranium transportation company against Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related federal charges through a multiweek criminal trial, resulting in acquittals of multiple charges.
- Part of the team that, on a pro bono basis, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Abu Zubaydah, 595 U.S. 195 (2021), a case testing the application of the state secrets privilege to block discovery in aid of a foreign investigation of alleged CIA torture at overseas “dark sites.”
Professional Highlights
Speaking Engagements
- “Waiver of Subrogation Clauses and Provisions in Construction Contracts,” Lorman CLE Webinar, June 11, 2024
- “Whose Fault is it Anyway: Section 230 & Liability for Online Harms,” Pillsbury CLE Webinar, Nov. 9, 2023
External Publications
- “Subrogation 101 (and Why You Should Care),” The Real Est. Fin. J. (Fall 2023)
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- “The Singapore Convention: Not Much There, There,” 3 ITA Rev. 32 (2021). Coauthor.
- “GAR Know-How Litigation: USA,” Global Arb. Review (2021). Coauthor.
- “Disclosure at Home & Across the Pond,” 170 New L. J. 19 (July 15, 2020). Coauthor.
- Firm Publications
- “S. Department of Justice Curtails ’Regulation by Prosecution’ in Digital Asset Enforcement,” Policyholder Pulse, Apr. 10, 2025. Coauthor.
- “Level Unlocked: Insurance Recovery Options for Video Game Manufacturers Facing Video Game Addiction Lawsuits,” Policyholder Pulse, Oct. 24, 2024. Coauthor.
- Clark Thiel & Alexis Wansac, “Subrogation 101 (and Why Should I Care?),” Policyholder Pulse, June 8, 2023. Coauthor.
- “USDA Outlines $19 Billion in COVID-19 Relief,” Client Alert, Apr. 22, 2020. Coauthor.
- Associations
- Video Game Bar Association
- International Game Developers Association
- American Bar Association, International Section
- American Bar Association, Digital Games and New Media Committee
Education
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J.D., Harvard Law School, 2019
B.A., University of Central Florida, 2014
cum laude
Admissions
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District of Columbia
New York