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August 28, 2025
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...
August 07, 2025
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...
August 01, 2025
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...
July 28, 2025
At Close of Government’s Case in Roman Storm Trial, Partner Keri Axel argues Feds Failed…
At the close of government’s case in the SDNY Tornado Cash trial, Partner Keri Curtis Axel argued that prosecutors had failed to establish key aspects of Roman Storm's participation in any criminal conspiracy...In the News
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November 05, 2025
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
October 27, 2025
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 …”
August 28, 2025
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...
July 10, 2025
Elite Mountain Bike Racing gives Partner Ryan Baker an Edge in Court
Co-Founding Partner Ryan Baker and his mountain bike buddy, Tigran Guledjian, a partner at Quinn Emanuel, compete from Colorado to South Africa in some of the world’s toughest mountain biking races. In doing so, they are advocates for what they call the “work hard, play hard” philosophy …Awards & Rankings
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November 06, 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...
October 28, 2025
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.
August 21, 2025
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.
July 14, 2025
Partners Keri Curtis Axel and Ryan Baker Named 2025 Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial…
Los Angeles Business Journal (LABJ) has named Partners Keri Curtis Axel and Ryan Baker as Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys 2025...
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