Key Takeaways
- • Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP marked its 15th anniversary in 2024, reflecting significant institutional growth within the digital asset and alternative investment legal space.
- • CFM served as a Premier sponsor of the CoinAlts Fund Symposium (October 16, 2024) at the Four Seasons San Francisco, positioning the firm as a key player in private fund management legal services for the digital asset sector.
- • The SEC charged a blockchain software company with unregistered securities offerings and unlicensed broker operations, signaling continued regulatory enforcement focus on digital asset compliance and registration requirements.
- • CFM expanded its internal team with three new hires: Gwennaelle Fotso (Legal Assistant), Benjamin Hung (Law Clerk), and Lezel Legados (Executive Assistant), indicating firm growth and operational scaling.
Summary
Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP released its Q3 2024 update on October 21, positioning the firm's recent milestones and broader regulatory developments within the digital asset and alternative investment industries. The update reflects both firm-specific growth and substantive shifts in the regulatory landscape affecting private fund managers and digital asset operators.
The law firm celebrated 15 years of operations in 2024, convening attorneys, staff, clients, and associates to mark the milestone. In the same quarter, CFM maintained its prominence in the digital asset investment community by serving as a Premier sponsor of the CoinAlts Fund Symposium, held October 16 at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco. The symposium functions as the anchor event of SF Fund Week 2024 and brings together institutional and alternative fund managers to address investment, legal, and operational governance issues relevant to private fund management in digital assets.
On the regulatory front, the SEC charged a blockchain software company with engaging in unregistered securities offerings and operating as an unlicensed broker. This enforcement action underscores the SEC's continued scrutiny of digital asset platforms and their compliance obligations under federal securities laws—a material consideration for fund managers and institutional investors with digital asset exposure or operations.
CFM also announced three new team members: Gwennaelle Fotso as Legal Assistant, Benjamin Hung as Law Clerk, and Lezel Legados as Executive Assistant. These additions signal operational expansion as the firm scales to meet demand within the alternative investment legal services market.
The law firm celebrated 15 years of operations in 2024, convening attorneys, staff, clients, and associates to mark the milestone. In the same quarter, CFM maintained its prominence in the digital asset investment community by serving as a Premier sponsor of the CoinAlts Fund Symposium, held October 16 at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco. The symposium functions as the anchor event of SF Fund Week 2024 and brings together institutional and alternative fund managers to address investment, legal, and operational governance issues relevant to private fund management in digital assets.
On the regulatory front, the SEC charged a blockchain software company with engaging in unregistered securities offerings and operating as an unlicensed broker. This enforcement action underscores the SEC's continued scrutiny of digital asset platforms and their compliance obligations under federal securities laws—a material consideration for fund managers and institutional investors with digital asset exposure or operations.
CFM also announced three new team members: Gwennaelle Fotso as Legal Assistant, Benjamin Hung as Law Clerk, and Lezel Legados as Executive Assistant. These additions signal operational expansion as the firm scales to meet demand within the alternative investment legal services market.
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