Mr. Kraus represents individuals and businesses involved in governmental and regulatory investigations, state and federal litigation, and alternative dispute resolution related to the financial industry. Since 2017, Mr. Kraus has focused his practice on legal and regulatory issues surrounding digital assets (e.g., bitcoin). Among other clients, Mr. Kraus has advised digital asset exchanges and issuers, retail and institutional investors, developers, and traditional businesses in state and federal regulatory inquiries and settlements, class actions, and other litigation.  Mr. Kraus also frequently advises clients on business disputes and on compliance requirements facing the digital asset industry and commercial use of blockchain technology. Mr. Kraus has also developed significant experience tracing and judicially recovering stolen cryptocurrency, and is a frequent author and presenter on legal and regulatory topics related to digital assets. More generally, Mr. Kraus has significant experience resolving investor disputes and investigations regarding alleged misconduct by registered representatives (e.g., market manipulation, fraud, and violation of FINRA rules), as well as mana...