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SEC Agrees to Dismiss all Claims Against Kraken, One of the World’s Leading Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Kraken, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, announced Monday that the SEC has agreed to dismiss all of its claims against Kraken...

Waymaker Files Cert Petition to Pause SDNY Ruling Requiring Criminal Client to Disclose Details of…

Led by Brian Klein, Keri Curtis Axel, and appellate specialist Becky James, Waymaker filed a cert petition in the high-profile Tornado Cash case on behalf of client Roman Storm asking the Supreme Court to undo what Storm and his Waymaker team say is an “unprecedented” order by a Manhattan Federal Judge...

Waymaker Wins Dismissal with Prejudice of a Cryptocurrency Case in Federal Court

Waymaker Team Wins Dismissal with Prejudice of a Cryptocurrency Case in Federal Court

Brian Klein and Teresa Huggins Achieved Decisive Victory for Korean-based Video Game Developer Clients

Brian Klein and Teresa Huggins achieved a decisive victory for their Korean-based video game developer clients.

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Brian Klein Quoted by Wall Street Journal about client Roman Storm’s Upcoming SDNY Criminal Trial

Brian Klein was quoted by the @WSJ about client Roman Storm’s upcoming SDNY criminal trial, which is seen as a major test for the cryptocurrency and software industries. “We don’t think this case ever would have been brought now,” said Klein …

Brian Klein Quoted in Argentina’s Leading Newspaper, La Nacion, about his client Hayden Davis and…

Partner Brian Klein was quoted on March 10, 2025 in La Nacion, the leading newspaper in Argentina, about his representation of Hayden Davis and the controversy surrounding his involvement in the $LIBRA memecoin.

Brian Klein Speaks to Law360 about Upcoming High-Profile FCPA Trial

Partner Brian Klein talked to Law360 about the upcoming Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) trial of former Cognizant Technology Solution executives, despite years of delay and the Trump Administration’s retreat from FCPA enforcement …

Bloomberg Law Quotes Brian Klein about DOJ Pausing FCPA cases

Waymaker Partner Brian Klein spoke with Bloomberg Law about President Trump’s Executive Order directing the DOJ to pause Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases.

Awards & Rankings

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Ryan Baker Named One of the Nation’s Leading Commercial Litigators 2025 by Daily Journal

Daily Journal has named Co-Founding Partner Ryan Baker a Leading Commercial Litigator 2025. The elite list honors “the top performing bet-the-company Litigators” from across the nation …

Five Partners Named 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers

Partners Ryan Baker, Brian Klein, Scott Malzahn, Jaime Marquart and Donald Pepperman have been named 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers …

Scott Malzahn Named a “2024 Leader Of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s” by Los Angeles…

Los Angeles Business Journal named Managing Partner Scott Malzahn a 2024 Leader of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s…

Ryan Baker and Scott Malzahn Named Legal Visionaries 2024 by Los Angeles Times Business of…

Profiled by the magazine, Co-Founding Partner Ryan Baker and Managing Partner Scott Malzahn have been named Legal Visionaries by Los Angeles Times Business of Law 2024 …
Many of these results were obtained by the predecessor firm to Waymaker, Baker Marquart LLP.

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