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Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are almost certainly among the top five or six male tennis players of all time. Federer retired from tennis in 2022, and Nadal just announced he will retire at the end of this year. At their peaks, they were undisputedly the top two players in the world. And while few…

PRESS RELEASE: September 10, 2024 Skokie, Illinois Braganca Law LLC has been ranked in Illinois Chambers Spotlight 2025 Guide and recognized as a top small firm handling high-quality work. Bragança Law was selected based on an independent and in-depth market analysis, coupled with an assessment of our experience, expertise and calibre of talent. The Chambers…

SEC Made Numerous Material Misrepresentations to Utah District Court ***UPDATES BELOW – 3/19/24 and 6/4/24*** For a government agency with the talent and resources of the Securities and Exchange Commission, its ability to lose its focus and score an own goal is sometimes remarkable. At the same time the Supreme Court has power of administrative…

A federal jury in New York has found South Korean crypto magnate Do Kwon—and his company Terraform Labs—liable for defrauding investors who collectively sank billions of dollars into cryptoassets whose value later fell to near zero. Lisa Braganca was interviewed by Wired magazine regarding the likely implications for the crypto industry from this verdict.

Bragança Law LLC || February 10, 2024 In a unanimous opinion announced just Thursday of this past week, the United States Supreme Court rejected the attempt of securities industry players to remove a key protection for SEC whistleblowers. In the case Murray v. UBS, the Supreme Court reversed an opinion of the Second Circuit Court…

Lisa Braganca interviewed by Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC’s Squawk Box about the implications of the guilty plea by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (“CZ”) on criminal liability for crypto industry leaders.

Lisa Braganca interviewed about SBF trial on Coindesk TV, describing the overwhelming evidence presented at trial from insiders, but also the dangers of having a defendant freely making statements prior to trial.

The Foregone Conclusion Doctrine Overriding the Fifth Amendment. Bragança Law LLC | September 8, 2023. Many legal ”experts” warn people to add a passcode lock to their phone if they suspect they will be arrested, or change to a passcode if they have a biometric lock. This summer, however, Illinois became the latest state to…

Bragança Law LLC | June 23, 2023 In May 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a record $279 million award to a whistleblower for providing “invaluable assistance” in a successful SEC enforcement action. Other than the fact that it was making the award, the SEC has not provided many details as to the circumstances…