EUGENE GONZALEZ IV advises clients on a broad range of regulatory, compliance, and enforcement matters across both the traditional securities market and blockchain space. His practice primarily focuses on issues related to cryptocurrency, digital assets, and blockchain/distributed ledger technology. Eugene is a member of Sidley’s global Securities Enforcement and Regulatory practice, which was named “Compliance Practice Group of the Year” for 2023 by Law360, “Law Firm of the Year” for Securities Regulation in 2024, 2020, and 2017 by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®, and ranked Band 1 in Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer (Compliance & Enforcement) in Chambers USA 2023 (11 years ranked).
Prior to joining Sidley, Eugene had spent the entirety of his 3L year in law school as a regulatory legal intern at a leading cryptocurrency exchange. Prior to that experience, he interned at another top-ranked cryptocurrency exchange that had just gone public. While attending law school, Eugene served as a staff member for the Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law.