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Federal and state regulators aren’t the only ones taking a closer look at initial coin offerings: so is the plaintiffs’ bar.  In the last month alone, class actions have targeted five ICOs, alleging they were unlawful sales of unregistered securities, and securities lawyers say more are sure to follow.

Initial Coin Offerings Attract New Audience: Trial Lawyers

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It’s still up for debate whether ICOs are subject to securities laws according to Joshua Ashley Klayman in the Bloomberg Big Law Business article “Initial Coin Offerings Attract New Audience: Trial Lawyers.”“Many people bringing suits may just assume that all tokens are securities, but you actually have to do an analysis on the particular token and token sale itself,” she said.Read her <a target="_blank" href="https://biglawbusiness.com/initial-coin-offerings-attract-new-audience-trial-lawyers/">full analysis</a>.

Initial Coin Offerings Attract New Audience: Trial Lawyers

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