Andrew J. Schaffer focuses his practice on financial services regulation, including investment management and financial technology innovations. He has significant experience advising entities that are developing businesses involved in the cryptocurrency and blockchain spaces. He consults with digital asset businesses, especially with regard to securities law issues. In addition, he advises individuals and funds investing in blockchain companies and digital assets directly, as well as entities using the blockchain to underpin a variety of uses. He has experience helping clients structure digital asset-related offerings to comply with the securities laws and create funds and other vehicles that allow those investments. He advises U.S. registered investment companies and their investment advisers on a wide variety of regulatory, compliance and corporate matters, including the development, structuring and launch of new funds, fund reorganizations, and regulatory and compliance matters relating to existing funds. He represents a wide variety of market participants in connection with exchange-traded products, as well as non-investment company exchange-traded vehicles.