Crypto Litigation Is Surging. The Precedent Is Not. Here’s Where Lawyers Should Be Looking
The law is being made right now, in courtrooms that many U.S. practitioners aren’t watching. That’s the gap and closing it starts with knowing where to look.
Mahmoud Abuwasel
Mahmoud Abuwasel is the Disputes Partner at the global firm Wasel & Wasel and is practiced in international dispute resolution. He combines sophisticated courtroom advocacy with extensive experience in high-stakes cross-border litigation and arbitration. A Harvard graduate, Mr. Abuwasel holds a Juris Doctorate and multiple Master’s degrees. He is admitted as a solicitor in Australia (Supreme Court of Victoria), is a Qualified Arbitrator in Canada (ADR Institute of Canada), and is registered with the ADGM and DIFC Courts in the UAE. His robust litigation practice spans multiple global jurisdictions as lead counsel, co-counsel, or instructing counsel including the UAE’s onshore, federal, DIFC, and ADGM courts, where he is routinely instructed by multinational corporations and high-net-worth individuals. Additionally, Mr. Abuwasel serves as an expert on UAE law before international courts, including the Supreme Court of the State of New York and the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. Mr. Abuwasel is the author of UAE Crypto Litigation, the first comprehensive collection of published UAE court judgments on cryptocurrency disputes.
The Proliferation of Cryptocurrency Extortion: Jurisprudential and Tactical Insights from the Nancy Guthrie Matter
Ultimately, the blockchain serves as an unparalleled evidentiary ledger. The operational mandate moving forward is to ensure that domestic and international legal frameworks are adequately modernized.