According to a story published on the 10th of December by Bloomberg, Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, would be represented in an ongoing federal investigation by a former senior crypto regulator who worked for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Stephanie Avakian and a team of lawyers from WilmerHale will be Ellison’s legal representatives in this matter.
At this time, Avakain is serving as the law firm’s department chair for the Securities and Financial Services division.
She worked as a director in the Enforcement Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where she was responsible for expanding cryptocurrency supervision and launching lawsuits against Robinhood and Ripple Lab.
The website of the legal firm reportedly states that “Ms. Avakian was responsible for supervising the roughly 1,400 professionals and staff members who worked in the Division.
During the four…
