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Magic Circle law firms beef up crypto teams: ‘Everyone wants a piece of it’

Crypto's boom-and-bust cycles have pushed it into the mainstream. That means more work for lawyers

Legal experts are seeing a steady stream of work as regulations evolve
Legal experts are seeing a steady stream of work as regulations evolve Photo: Richard Baker/Getty Images

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“I almost never wear a tie,” says Diego Ballon Ossio, an associate at Clifford Chance covering crypto. “I wear sneakers to the office whenever I can. And I get away with it.”

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