Axel and James Lead Waymaker Team In Filing Amicus Briefs for Alternative Investments Group

Led by Partner Keri Curtis Axel and Becky James, Waymaker recently filed two amicus briefs...

Waymaker Wins Swift Dismissal of Temu’s Complaint in Boston Federal Court Against IP Legal Pioneer

Partners Brian Klein and Scott Malzahn persuaded a Massachusetts federal judge to dismiss Temu's lawsuit accusing their clients Intellectual Property...

Brian Klein and Keri Axel Secure Mistrial in Tornado Cash SDNY Criminal Case

After a three-week trial, a SDNY jury was unable to convict Waymaker client Roman Storm of money laundering and sanctions charges associated with the crypto software protocol Tornado Cash...

Waymaker-led Defense Rests in Storm Trial after Witnesses Testify

Keri Curtis Axel, Brian Klein, and the Waymaker defense team for Roman Storm rested their case, without the defendant taking the stand, in a SDNY criminal trial in which Storm is accused of money laundering and other violations based on his development of the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash...

Waymaker’s Supreme Court Amicus Brief Profiled in Law360

Waymaker’s recent Supreme Court filing on behalf of the California Alternative Investments Association (CalALTs), led by Partner Keri Curtis Axel and appellate specialist Becky James, was profiled by Law360, bringing attention to the question whether the Securities & Exchange Commission can seek disgorgement where there is no proof that any victim suffered pecuniary harm.

Brian Klein Quoted by Business Insider About SDNY Crypto Fraud Trial of Two MIT Brothers

Brian Klein was quoted in a Business Insider article about the fraud and conspiracy trial of James and Anton Peraire-Bueno who are accused of executing a complex bot-on-bot theft of $25 million crypto in just 12 seconds

Ryan Baker Quoted by Law360 About Supreme Court Music Case That Could Impact AI

Asked whether AI companies could be implicated in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court about internet service providers being held liable when their customers illegally download copyrighted materials, Partner Ryan Baker told Law360, “This would absolutely open the door …”

Waymaker Wins Swift Dismissal of Temu’s Complaint in Boston Federal Court Against IP Legal Pioneer

Partners Brian Klein and Scott Malzahn persuaded a Massachusetts federal judge to dismiss Temu's lawsuit accusing their clients Intellectual Property...

Brian Klein Named a Law360 MVP in Fintech 

Partner Brian Klein has been named a Law360 MVP in Fintech for 2025.

Waymaker Honored by Best Law Firms 2026 As First-Tier Criminal Defense: White Collar

Waymaker LLP has been honored in Best Law Firms – United States (2026 Edition) as Tier 1 for Los Angeles in Criminal Defense: White Collar...

Four Waymaker Partners Selected as Benchmark Litigation Stars 2026

Partners Ryan Baker, Brian Klein, Jaime Marquart, and Donald Pepperman have been honored as Litigation Stars in the Benchmark Litigation 2026 U.S. Rankings.

Keri Curtis Axel and Brian Klein Named to Best Lawyers In America 2026 for Criminal…

Former federal prosecutors Keri Curtis Axel  and Brian Klein have been named to The Best Lawyers in America© 2026 for Criminal Defense: White Collar. As co-lead counsel for Roman Storm, they recently secured a mistrial in the Tornado Cash SDNY criminal trial.