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Binance Gets Expert Attorney Against the US SEC According to a new filing in the Binance vs US SEC lawsuit on August 30, attorney Andrew Rhys Davies filed a notice of appearance for BAM Management US Holdings and BAM Trading Services ( Binance .US). Judge Amy Berman Jackson has approved the earlier motion by Davies to appear pro hac vice in the lawsuit. advertisement According to a previous order, Judge Jackson wanted Davies to file a notice of appearance to appear in the Binance vs SEC lawsuit. “MINUTE ORDER granting 99 Motion for Leave of Andrew Rhys Davies to Appear Pro Hac Vice only upon condition that the lawyer admitted, or at least one member of the lawyer’s firm, undergo CM/ECF training, obtain a CM/ECF username and password, and agree to file papers electronically.” CoinGape Media earlier reported that the attorney comes in as Binance US seeks protective order from the court in response to the SEC’s exceeding the agreed-upon con...

The SEC has been investigating and preparing to bring an enforcement action against the crypto exchange Binance. In fact, CoinGape Media reported on May 8 that US SEC was close to taking enforcement action against Binance and CEO “CZ”. Also, the US Dept. of Justice (DOJ) could also be part of investigations against Binance after the SEC lawsuit. advertisement Former SEC Chief Predicts Who Wins in the SEC v. Binance Suit The US SEC trial team is top-notch but Binance has hired some of the best SEC enforcement defense attorneys to challenge the SEC, former SEC Chief John Reed Stark said on June 6. Former US DOJ civil prosecutor Matthew Scarlato , former US DOJ criminal fraud prosecutor Jennifer Farer , former litigation partner at King & Spalding J. Emmett Murphy to represent US SEC. Meanwhile, Binance has been preparing for the SEC action and hired some lawyers, some of them are former SEC officials. Crypto exchange Binance is represented by Ric...