Fenwick & West, FTX Victims Reach Settlement of Abetting Claims

Feb. 2, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC

Fenwick & West LLP has agreed to a settlement of racketeering and aiding-and-abetting claims over the law firm’s alleged role in the FTX cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse, according to a federal court filing.

The parties are hoping to finalize the deal in time to include it—with a disclosure of its terms—in a larger settlement submission to the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida later this month, they said Jan. 30.

  • Cryptocurrency and account holders alleged in a Fenwick-specific complaint in November that the firm provided substantial assistance to FTX Trading and FTX US’s fraud “by creating and approving ...

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