#New york city bitcoin bar professional#
She has represented doctors under investigation with the Office of Professional Medical Conduct in New York, as well as lawyers with disciplinary matters pending before the Departmental Disciplinary Committees, state employees with the New York State Department of Professional Discipline, health care professionals with the New York State Office of Medicaid Inspector General, and a former state employee in a matter with the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics. In her civil practice, Margie has represented defendants in securities class actions, financial institutions in commercial and real estate disputes, employees involved in noncompete disputes, general commercial litigation, and matters for several major real estate companies in New York City. She also regularly represents individuals in myriad matters in the Criminal and Supreme Courts in New York City. She has handled numerous matters with the New York Attorney General in a variety of areas. Margie has handled a significant number of matters with the SEC, as well as with FINRA and the CFTC. She has handled criminal and regulatory investigations concerning, for example, violations of the Internal Revenue Code, securities fraud (including Bitcoins), initial coin offerings, cryptocurrency trading, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Bank Secrecy Act, government contract procurement and subsidy fraud, mail fraud, bribery, accounting fraud, immigration fraud, health care fraud, environmental matters, commodities fraud, computer fraud and hacking, and criminal customs investigations. Margie appears in New York state and federal courts, as well as in federal districts around the country. Margie also co-leads the firm's Distressed Digital Assets team. She also is a board member of the Digital Currency & Ledger Defense Coalition.
That team is composed of lawyers from virtually every practice area in the firm, and aids clients in myriad matters related to virtual currency and the blockchain, including matters related to cryptocurrency scams or thefts involving crypto wallets, initial coin offerings, developing and implementing new products, navigating the complicated maze of government regulation and enforcement, advising on issues related to blockchain technology, and protecting both the data and the consumers who use it. She is Managing Partner of the firm's New York office, a member of its Elected Board, and is a founding leader of the Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency team. In her more than 30 years of practice, she has handled matters across the criminal and regulatory spectrum. Peerce is a litigator with a practice focus on white collar criminal defense, virtual currency, regulatory matters, and complex civil litigation.