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Overview
Lisa Rubin is an associate in the Global Fintech & Payments practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s San Francisco office. She specializes in regulatory issues pertinent to financial technology, including blockchain-based products and services, offering in-depth advisement on the landscape of federal securities laws and digital assets. Her counsel extends to emerging payments technologies, including tokenization and U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins.
Education
- USC Gould School of Law, J.D., 2017
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 2012
Representations
- Assisting digital asset intermediaries and investors in diligence and regulatory reviews of digital assets.
- Numerous exchanges in connection with diligence on digital assets, regulatory frameworks, corporate policies and procedures.
- Numerous digital asset issuers and trading platforms in connection with cross-border business, DAO and regulatory structures.
- Emerging fintech companies and investors in connection with early stage, venture and hybrid equity and digital asset financings.
- Digital asset lenders and custodians in connection with custodial and digital asset lending products.
- Advising gambling and regulatory compliance issues in connection with crypto gaming platforms and NFT collectible activities.
Insights
- SEC Proposes Rescission of Regulation NMS Rules, CFTC Proposes Event Contracts Review Framework and OCC Confirms Preemption for National Trust Bank - June 15th, 2026
- Federal Banking Agencies Strip Reputation Risk From Guidance, CFTC Vacates Prior Digital Asset Consent Order and Moves Forward on Prediction Markets Litigation - June 8th, 2026
- CFTC Approves Perpetual Futures Application, SEC Delays Innovation Exemption, Fed Proposes Skinny Payment Account, FDIC Advances GENIUS Act Rule - June 1st, 2026
- Fintech Executive Order, Two Major SEC Proposed Rules, CFTC Cooperation Policy - May 26th, 2026
- Senate Banking Advances Market Structure, Senate Confirms Warsh as Fed Chair, NCUA Proposes Stablecoin Issuer Standards, Prediction Markets Litigation Continues - May 18th, 2026
- Senate Banking to Vote on Market Structure Bill, Federal Court Issues Holding in Event Contracts Case, Fed Governor Addresses Tokenization, SEC Proposes Semiannual Reporting - May 11th, 2026
- Federal Regulators Speak at Bitcoin 2026, Fed Chair Nomination Progresses, CLARITY Act Negotiations Continue and CFTC Sues Wisconsin Over Prediction Markets - May 4th, 2026
- SEC and CFTC Propose Form PF Relief for Private Fund Advisers, NY and Wisconsin Sue Prediction Market Platforms and Senate Holds Hearing on Fed Chair Nomination - April 27th, 2026
- SEC Unshackles Digital Asset Interfaces — What the New Broker-Dealer Guidance Means for DeFi and Every Digital Asset Platform - April 23rd, 2026
- SEC Issues Broker-Dealer Guidance for Crypto User Interfaces, Tokenization Initiatives Advance, CFTC Chairman Testifies and 9th Circuit Hears Prediction Markets Arguments - April 20th, 2026
- White House Releases Stablecoin Yield Report, GENIUS Act Regulations Advance, SEC’s ‘Regulation Crypto’ Progresses and Federal Courts Issue Rulings in Prediction Markets Cases - April 13th, 2026
- Treasury Proposes GENIUS Act Rule, CFTC Challenges States, DOL Expands Alternative Investments in 401(k)s, Congress Releases Updated Crypto Tax Bill - April 6th, 2026
- CFTC Launches Innovation Task Force, Crypto Czar Role Transitions, Congress Holds Tokenization Hearing, NYSE and Nasdaq Progress Tokenization Initiatives - March 30th, 2026
- SEC and CFTC Provide New Toolkit for Determining When a Digital Asset Is a Security - March 25th, 2026
- SEC Issues Crypto Asset Interpretation, CFTC Issues No-Action Relief, SEC Addresses Tokenized Securities, Arizona Criminally Charges Prediction Markets Platform - March 23rd, 2026
- SEC and CFTC Sign MOU, SEC Considers Tokenized Securities Innovation Exemption, CFTC Issues Prediction Markets Advisory, FDIC Discusses Stablecoin Pass-Through Insurance - March 16th, 2026
- OCC Proposed Rule Under the GENIUS Act: Six Key Takeaways - March 12th, 2026
- OCC Proposes Stablecoin Rule Under GENIUS Act, SEC Advances IPO Reform Agenda, and Senate Bill Seeks Expanded CFTC Funding - March 2nd, 2026
- White House Hosts Third Meeting Between Banking and Crypto Stakeholders, SEC Discusses Innovation Exemption and Stablecoins, and CFTC Files Prediction Markets Amicus Brief - February 23rd, 2026
- White House Hosts Second Crypto Meeting on Stablecoin Yield, SEC Highlights Market Structure and Tokenization, and NCUA Advances GENIUS Act Implementation - February 17th, 2026
Engagement & Publications
Speaking Engagements
- CoinDesk’s Consensus 2025, Speaker, providing an overview of how institutional investors can navigate the digital asset space and sharing a U.S. regulatory update on digital asset compliance.
- Association for Women in Cryptocurrency, Panel at Paul Hastings SF, breakfast and a panel on DeFi regulation in light of the new CANSEE bill, Speaker (2023)
- YouTube Wolf of all Streets
- Panel during NFT NYC, Panelist (2023)
- “The Future of DAO Liability and Regulation,” University of San Francisco, Law School, Panelist (2023)
- OnePieceLabs, Panel on Banking on the Blockchain, Panelist (2023)
- OnePiece Labs regulatory overview to startup batch, Panelist (2023)
- NFT San Francisco Conference – legal issues surrounding NFT projects (2023)
- Web3 Academy Podcast, on regulatory landscape of blockchain in the U.S. and Canada (2023)
- World Crypto Economic Forum (WCEF), virtual panel on legal issues surrounding NFTs, Panelist (2023)
- Women in Web3 panel, San Francisco, Panelist (2022)
- Twitter Space regarding the law and NFTs (2022)
- NFT San Francisco – NFT legal and regulatory issues, Speaker (2022)
Publications
- The SEC Alleges Software Provider to be a Broker and Underwriter in Continued Crackdown on the Crypto Industry, Paul Hastings Client Alert, Co-Author (July 10, 2024)
- Seven Things to Know About California’s New Crypto Licensing Bill, Paul Hastings Client Alert, Co-Author (Oct. 24, 2023)
- Featured in Crypto Conexion as a women in Web3 (2023)
- Featured in Law360 regarding an amicus brief in LBRY crypto case I worked on (Dec. 16, 2022)
- Decrypt: “Why Web3 Builders Should Get Legal Help Before Launching” (Nov. 30, 2022)
- VOTER BEWARE! Personal Liability for DAO Token Holders for Voting?, Paul Hastings Client Alert, Co-Author (Sept. 28, 2022)
- 4 Things to Know About Crypto Legislation As Congress Comes Back In Session This Week, Paul Hastings Client Alert, Co-Author (Sept. 9, 2022)
Involvement
- Digital Chamber of Commerce
- Association for Women in Cryptocurrency
- Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF)