Gabriela Plasencia
Associate
Gabriela focuses her practice on financial services, with a particular emphasis on cryptocurrency and disruptive technology matters.
Key Matters
Some of the experience represented below may have been handled at a previous firm.
Blockchain-Related Matters
- A United States cryptocurrency exchange in a government investigation regarding anti-money laundering policies and procedures.
- A European cryptocurrency exchange concerning whether certain digital assets are regarded as securities under United States law.
Controversy Work Matters
- A broker-dealer affiliate of a multinational financial institution in a FINRA investigation and enforcement action pertaining to the FINRA anti-money laundering rules.
- A financial institution in a JAMS arbitration and supplemental proceeding regarding a US$500M dispute with a referral vendor.
- An affiliate of a multinational financial institution in parallel SEC and FINRA investigations and enforcement proceedings pertaining to the promotion of a financial product.
- A financial institution in U.S. Department of Justice investigation regarding AML policies and procedures.
- A national bank in an arbitration proceeding asserting application of non-U.S. law to an employment relationship.
- An investment advisor in an SEC enforcement action regarding custody of client funds.
- A Florida Office of Financial Regulation investigation relating to securities offerings.
- A Miami affiliate of a multinational institution in several FINRA arbitration proceedings alleging negligent promotion of a financial product and failure to supervise.