Overview
Lisa Rubin is an attorney in the Global Fintech & Payments practice at Paul Hastings, based in the firm’s San Francisco office. She specializes in regulatory issues pertinent to financial technology, including blockchain-based products and services, offering in-depth advisement on the landscape of federal securities laws and digital assets. Her counsel extends to emerging payments technologies, including tokenization and U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins, where she frequently interacts with state and federal regulators.
Lisa works with financial institutions and other companies providing financial products and services, such as fintechs. She focuses a substantial portion of her practice on representations involving government investigations, enforcement, and litigation, and frequently represents institutions in matters involving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Lisa also has an active state regulatory practice, representing institutions in matters involving the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI). Lisa also has experience managing federal and state litigation from inception through trial. Lisa holds a J.D. from USC Gould School of Law and a B.A. from UCLA.
Education
- USC Gould School of Law, J.D., 2017
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 2012
insights
Engagement & Publications
Publications
- Client Alert: “The SEC Alleges Software Provider to be a Broker and Underwriter in Continued Crackdown on the Crypto Industry” (Jul. 10, 2024)
- Client Alert: “Seven Things to Know About California’s New Crypto Licensing Bill” (Oct. 24, 2023)
- Featured in Crypto Conexion as a women in Web3 (2023)
- Featured in Law360 regarding an amicus brief in LBRY crypto case I worked on (Dec. 16, 2022)
- Decrypt: “Why Web3 Builders Should Get Legal Help Before Launching” (Nov. 30, 2022)
- Client Alert: “VOTER BEWARE! Personal Liability for DAO Token Holders for Voting?” (Sept. 28, 2022)
- Client Alert: “4 Things to Know About Crypto Legislation As Congress Comes Back In Session This Week” (Sept. 9, 2022)
Speaking Engagements
- Association for Women in Cryptocurrency, Panel at Paul Hastings SF, breakfast and a panel on DeFi regulation in light of the new CANSEE bill (2023)
- YouTube Wolf of all Streets
- Panel during NFT NYC (2023)
- University of San Francisco, Law School, “The Future of DAO Liability and Regulation” panel (2023)
- OnePieceLabs, Panel on Banking on the Blockchain (2023)
- OnePiece Labs regulatory overview to startup batch (2023)
- NFT San Francisco Conference – legal issues surrounding NFT projects (2023)
- Web3 Academy Podcast, on regulatory landscape of blockchain in the U.S. and Canada (2023)
- World Crypto Economic Forum (WCEF), virtual panel on legal issues surrounding NFTs (2023)
- Women in Web3 panel, San Francisco (2022)
- Twitter Space regarding the law and NFTs (2022)
- NFT San Francisco – spoke on NFT legal and regulatory issues (2022)
Involvement
- Digital Chamber of Commerce
- Association for Women in Cryptocurrency
- Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF)