Law firm Fenwick pays $54 million settlement over fraud allegations linked to the FTX collapse.
Silicon Valley Law Firm Fenwick & West Reaches $54M Deal in Lawsuits Tied to FTX Collapse.
Silicon Valley law firm Fenwick & West, which previously served as primary outside counsel for FTX US before its 2022 collapse, has agreed to pay $54 million to resolve claims that it played a role in enabling fraud connected to Sam Bankman-Fried, according to a court filing released on Friday.
The settlement is part of a broader second wave of FTX-related class agreements filed in federal court in Miami before U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore. In the same set of proceedings, auditor Prager Metis agreed to pay $11.75 million, while former Miami Heat player Udonis Haslem will contribute $420,000 to settle allegations tied to promotional claims.
Despite Fenwick’s denial of any wrongdoing, the legal fallout remains ongoing. The firm is still a defendant in a separate $525 million lawsuit in Washington, D.C., brought by 20 FTX investors, which also names multiple attorneys and other parties and alleges malpractice, fraud, and gross negligence.