William Roth Joins Morrison Cohen

Morrison Cohen welcomes William Roth to our Digital Assets Practice. Will focuses his practice on complex civil litigation and white collar defense relating to cryptocurrency, digital assets and securities. He regularly advises companies and individuals in connection with investigations and regulatory enforcement actions by the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and state regulators. Will has defended clients charged with violating the federal securities fraud and wire fraud statutes, and in his civil practice, has litigated securities class actions, contract claims, trade secrets disputes and antitrust cases across state and federal courts.

Prior to joining Morrison Cohen, Will was a litigation associate at Levine Lee LLP. He was previously an associate at WilmerHale LLP and clerked for the Hon. Edward R. Korman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He holds a J.D., cum laude, from University of Michigan Law School, an M.A. in Modern Middle Eastern and North African Studies from University of Michigan and a B.A. from Dartmouth College.

“With Will’s broad-ranging experience in complex civil litigation and white collar defense relating to cryptocurrency, digital assets and securities, he will be a tremendous asset to our clients and our practice. We are delighted that he has joined our team,” said Partner Jason Gottlieb, chair of the White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement Practice and the Digital Assets Practice.