- Paul Weiss’s counsel Martin Flumenbaum no longer defending Sam Bankman-Fried.
- David Mills will now serve as Sam Bankman-Fried’s representative.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX is shedding the firm’s support as he impeding bankruptcy efforts through “incessant and disruptive tweeting.” Paul Weiss, the legal attorney for FTX, announced on Friday that it had stopped defending Bankman-Fried, who is facing high regulatory difficulties related to the demise of his cryptocurrency exchange.
Sam Bankman-Fried entered a rare group of high-profile individuals like Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, and former U.S. President Donald Trump, who have continued to talk publicly amid intense judicial scrutiny.
As in recent tweets and discussions with the reporters, Bankman-Fried has criticized government regulations and attempted to explain why FTX crashed. Such statements would probably make it more challenging for the defense attorneys to handle the impact of the exchange’s failures and federal investigations, as per lawyers.
Also, Paul Weiss’s counsel Martin Flumenbaum stated that;
“We informed Mr. Bankman-Fried several days ago, after the filing of the FTX bankruptcy, that conflicts have arisen that precluded us from representing him”.
What’s Going Around Sam Bankman-Fried
The US Justice Department, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission are investigating Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX after its value tumbled last week. Further, the crypto exchange filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on November 11.
Following that, on Tuesday, a group of cryptocurrency investors filed A class-action lawsuit against Bankman-Fried and others who promoted FTX. However, Flumenbaum is an experienced litigator who has represented AIG and junk-bond trader Michael Milken in the past. He presently stands in for Christian Larsen, CEO, and founder of Ripple Labs.
