Of Counsel | Benjamin Sauter

Benjamin Sauter defends clients in the cryptocurrency and commodity derivatives industries against high-stakes government enforcement actions and investigations. Clients from major cryptocurrency exchanges to leading proprietary trading firms to company founders and executives have turned to Mr. Sauter for creative and aggressive strategies to improve their defenses and leverage dynamics.

Mr. Sauter has received multiple certifications for conducting blockchain analysis and is a member of the Digital Currency & Ledger Defense Coalition.

Before joining McGovern Weems, Mr. Sauter clerked for Judge Fortunato P. Benavides in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Chief Judge Sarah S. Vance in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.