Lisa Rubin

Financial Services Attorney, Blockchain & Digital Assets

Title: Fintech Attorney

Organization: Paul Hastings

Age: 34

Lisa Rubin is an attorney in the Global Fintech & Payments practice at Paul Hastings, based in San Francisco. Her work focuses on U.S. federal securities laws as applied to digital assets, blockchain-based products, and emerging financial technologies. She advises a range of clients, from startups to financial institutions, on novel legal issues at the intersection of law, innovation, and financial markets.

Her practice focuses on blockchain-based products and services, with an emphasis on advising clients on the design and distribution of digital assets, tokenization of real-world assets, the launch of stablecoins, and the structuring of primary and secondary offerings. She regularly works with digital asset trading platforms, blockchain developers, broker-dealers, and companies operating robo-advisers on compliance strategies under U.S. securities laws. She also advises on gaming regulatory matters, including the application of lottery and sweepstakes laws to blockchain-based platforms. In addition, she counsels technology companies and investors on fundraising strategies across the blockchain and gaming sectors.

She also draws on a strong foundation in litigation and enforcement to help clients navigate evolving regulatory landscapes with a strategic and practical approach. She has represented institutions in matters involving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Department of Justice (DOJ), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI). Her experience also extends to managing federal and state litigation from inception through trial.

Lisa is a frequent speaker and writer on securities laws, blockchain, and digital assets. She holds a J.D. from USC Gould School of Law and a B.A. from UCLA.