Chapman in the News Archive

Chapman welcomes partner Rick Antonoff to our Asset Securitization Department and Special Situations and Restructuring Group. Rick has extensive experience representing banks, direct lenders, alternative investment funds, private equity firms, asset managers, and other parties in bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court workouts across diverse asset classes and industries.

Chapman welcomes partner Christian Brockman to our Corporate and Securities Department and Investment Management Group. A leader at the intersection of finance and technology, Christian brings a unique commercial perspective from his experience as general counsel to guide private fund sponsors and institutional investors through their most complex transactional and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on the digital asset and cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Ashrakat Hassan, a 2L at Washington University School of Law, is the recipient of the seventh annual Chapman and Cutler LLP Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Scholarship.

Chapman welcomes Liz Boison to our Compliance, Regulatory and Payments Group. A former federal prosecutor and bank regulatory enforcement attorney, Liz leverages her financial regulatory counseling and litigation experience to help clients prevent and resolve criminal and civil anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions, and consumer protection matters.

For the fifteenth consecutive year, Chapman received a 100% score on the annual Corporate Equality Index and was named among the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

Chapman welcomes Peter Hong to our Corporate and Securities Department and Investment Management Group. A recognized securities and commodities regulatory authority, Peter’s practice focuses on the registration and regulation of investment advisers, broker-dealers, commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators, and introducing brokers, as well as the formation and ongoing compliance obligations of registered and private investment companies.

Chapman acted as counsel on the registration and listing of two of the first eight spot Ethereum (ether) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to begin trading in the United States, following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declaring the registration statements for the ether ETFs effective on July 22, 2024.

Chapman welcomes Curtis Doty to our Corporate and Securities and Banking and Financial Services Departments. A recognized authority in the commercial law, regulatory, and insolvency aspects of derivatives, Curtis Doty further expands the firm's capacity to advise on complex derivatives issues and transactions across multiple sectors of finance.

The 2024 Legally Israel 100, published by Israel Desks, has for the third consecutive year ranked Chapman among the Top 10 Israel Practices in both Capital Markets and Real Estate.

Chapman acted as counsel on the registration and listing of three of the first spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to launch in the United States, which received approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 10, 2024.