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MetaLawMan

My name is James Murphy, but you can call me “MetaLawMan.” I provide analysis and commentary on legal and business issues arising in the world of digital assets, like bitcoin.

The focus of my legal career has been in the field of securities law. In 2010, I founded a law firm (Murphy & McGonigle) to represent clients in the securities and banking industries. I recruited many talented lawyers from the SEC and CFTC, as well as a few former federal prosecutors.

In 2017, we pivoted the firm toward representing emerging companies that were leveraging blockchain technology to disrupt the world of traditional finance. I went “all in” on digital assets, learned everything I could, and eventually became an authority and lecturer on the topic of U.S. regulation of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies. My law firm even got into mining Bitcoin!

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Our pivot toward blockchain disruptors paid off. Our clientele came to include most major crypto exchanges in the U.S. as well as blockchain infrastructure providers and gaming platforms. By 2021, we had grown into offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago and San Francisco.

We were honored when the law firm was recognized by US News/Best Lawyers in America as the
“Law Firm of the Year” in Securities Regulation for 2021. This recognition was unprecedented for a law firm that had been around for only 10 years.

Along this journey, I came to notice that brilliant young people around the world were dropping what they were doing to devote their energies to blockchain projects. So, I decided that I would take a deep dive into blockchain technology to see what it was all about. I was quickly convinced that blockchain technology and digital assets would profoundly change finance and perhaps other areas. So, I too dropped what I was doing, retired (early!) from the active practice of law, and decided to bring my legal perspective to developments in this emerging area..

And that’s why MetaLawMan was born—to be a source for objective information and commentary on the fascinating, new legal and business issues that will arise as a consequence of the adoption of blockchain technology and the digital asset class.

If this interests you, then follow me @MetaLawMan on @X.

I don't provide legal advice. I am A lawyer--just not YOUR lawyer.

Nothing on this site or in any of the linked materials constitutes legal or financial advice. You should consult a qualified attorney if you have questions about your participation in the metaverse.​

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