Alert 03.24.26
SEC/CFTC Issue Joint Interpretation on Crypto Assets
The interpretation shifts crypto assets toward a functional taxonomy and a dynamic Howey framework.
Nathan is an associate in the Corporate & Securities group, who focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate and securities law matters. Nathan also helps clients in the digital asset space navigate securities laws and regulations.
Representative Experience
- Represented Apogee Parent, the acquiring entity formed by Astra Space’s co-founders, in its take-private of Astra Space, an orbital launch provider.
- Represented Axoni in its sale of its Veris post-trade processing business unit and related intellectual property to the London Stock Exchange Group.
- Advised Matt Kalish, co-founder and president of DraftKings, in connection with an $11 million investment in FaZe Media.
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- Represented freight intelligence platform GenLogs in its $14.6 million Series A financing and $60 million Series B financing.
- Advised Lionhead on leading an $80 million strategic investment with Kinterra Capital Corp. on critical minerals projects.
- Represented AI-powered dental front desk Annie Labs in its $4 million Series Seed financing.
- Advised Wilbur-Ellis in the sale of its subsidiary, Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, a leading provider of custom nutrition products, to an affiliate of Balmoral Funds.
- Advising a family office on various operational matters and early-stage investments.
- Advising underwriters in connection with various Rule 144A funding agreement-backed medium-term note programs of life insurance companies and over $10 billion in aggregate note issuances thereunder.
- Advising a North American export credit agency in connection with credit facilities to borrowers throughout Latin America.
- Representing several tax-exempt organizations in successfully applying for such exemption, corporate governance and operations including venture philanthropy.
- Represented TD SYNNEX on its concurrent refinancings and bond issuances totaling over $5 billion in value.
- Represented Capital Impact Partners on one of the largest bond offerings ever completed by a Community Development Financial Institution.
Professional Highlights
- During law school, Nathan advised startups and worked as a finance consultant to a digital assets-focused law firm.
- He was also the co-president of the Venture Capital Law Society and provided supervised legal services to a pre-seed startup with the Venture Capital Clinic.
- Before law school, Nathan helped financial institutions digitally transform with a consultancy.
Education
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J.D., York University, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2023
B. Comm., University of Guelph, Lang School of Business and Economics, 2019
Honours with Distinction; Elected Student President of the Lang School of Business and Economics
Admissions
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New York