Brian Klein and Teresa Huggins Achieve Significant Victory with New York Judge’s Ruling on Defunct…

Partners Brian Klein and Teresa Huggins won a significant victory for client Bitfloor, Inc. when a New York state court judge granted partial summary judgment to onetime Bitfloor customers but also granted Bitfloor’s cross-motion and held that the damages awarded would be limited to the dollar value of the digital assets over a decade ago and found many of the plaintiffs were barred by statutes of limitations. The Law360 headline read “Crypto Exchange Must Refund Bitcoins, but in 2013 Dollars.”

Granting Waymaker Motion, Florida Court Dismisses Complaint Against Cryptocurrency Exchange Payward, Inc.

In a dispute over the alleged theft and laundering of bitcoin allegedly worth more than $80 million, Brian Klein, Scott Malzahn and Jose Nuño led the Waymaker team who won dismissal of a lawsuit brought against the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange for lack of personal jurisdiction in Florida …

Court of Appeal Affirms Waymaker’s Victory in Lease Dispute For Client 6759 Hollywood, LLC

The Waymaker team, Teresa Huggins and Counsel Kevin Casey, prevailed for client 6759 Hollywood, LLC when The Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, affirmed the trial court’s decision to grant summary judgment in favor of Waymaker client. The case involved an action for breach of contract involving a commercial lease …

Brian Klein and Keri Axel Argue Issues of First Impression in Criminal Prosecution of Tornado…

As reported in Coindesk.com, Waymaker partners Brian Klein and Keri Curtis Axel argue for dismissal of the DOJ’s unprecedented case against their client Roman Storm, one of Tornado Cash’s developers, before Judge Failla of the SDNY. …

Bloomberg Law Interviewed Brian Klein about the U.S. Supreme Court’s Snyder Decision and the Criminal…

Former federal prosecutor Brian Klein, interviewed about the forthcoming federal corruption case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on the Bloomberg Law Podcast, said of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Snyder v. United States ruling, “It’s always helpful as a defense lawyer if you have Supreme Court precedent supporting you …”

Ryan Baker Quoted in Law360 Story About Ethical Duties of Lawyers Using AI

Partner Ryan Baker, speaking to Law360 about the ethical rules applying litigators doing research with AI, said, using “it doesn’t alter the duties of the lawyer to ultimately verify what is said is accurate and true and applicable to the case …”

Ryan Baker Tells Daily Journal Motion for New Trial in IMD Case is Flawed

A Houston urologist who lost a trade secrets case brought by Beverly Hills urologist James Elist is seeking a new trial, but Waymaker Lead Counsel Ryan Baker says, “Defendants’ new argument regarding claims construction is yet another attempt to convert plaintiff’s Trade secrets claims into claims for patent infringement …”

Brian Klein Quoted by Law360 about U.S. Senator Robert Menendez Guilty Verdict

Partner Brian Klein spoke to Law360 about U.S. Senator Robert Menendez being found guilty of bribery in a high-profile government corruption case saying, “This was obviously a very hard-fought battle between aggressive prosecutors and excellent defense counsel and nonetheless the jury returned a very quick, resounding guilty verdict …”

Ryan Baker Profiled by Daily Journal as Top Trade Secrets Lawyer 2024

Daily Journal named Co-Founding Partner Ryan Baker as one of California’s Top Trade Secrets Lawyers 2024 in its October 9, 2024 edition. “This case is important because it protects innovation and innovators,” said Baker speaking of his recent victory …

Four Waymaker Partners Honored as Benchmark Litigation Stars 2025

Partners Ryan Baker, Brian Klein, Jaime Marquart, and Donald Pepperman have been recognized as Litigation Stars in the Benchmark Litigation 2025 US Rankings.

Ryan Baker Named One of California’s Top 100 Lawyers by Daily Journal

Daily Journal has named Co-Founding Partner Ryan Baker to its 2024 list of the Top 100 Lawyers In California

Keri Curtis Axel Named to Best Lawyers in America 2025 for Criminal Defense: White Collar 

Former federal prosecutor Keri Curtis Axel has been named to The Best Lawyers in America© 2025 for Criminal Defense: White Collar. A first-chair trial and appellate lawyer, she practices white-collar criminal and government enforcement defense, as well as complex civil litigation …