Josh Durham is an associate and a member of the Payments, Banking Regulation, and
Consumer Financial Services practice group. Josh is a financial services and digital
assets lawyer with a primary focus on complex regulatory and transactional matters
involving emerging technology.
Josh focuses on highly regulated industries, guiding them as they navigate the
intricate and opaque frameworks that govern their sectors. Josh counsels the
financial services and markets industry, including: blockchain-native companies,
fintechs, banks, stablecoin issuers, payment card issuers, lenders, and CFTC and
SEC-regulated market participants, including exchanges, broker-dealers, and asset
managers. Josh also supports transactional matters involving startup formations and
financings, mergers and acquisitions, and investment funds.
Prior to joining the firm as an associate, Josh worked at an international law firm
in the fintech and blockchain practice. He engaged with web3, crypto, and other
fintech clients, providing regulatory product counsel. In addition, Josh previously
served as an honors intern for a commissioner of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), where he aided the commissioner in reconciling novel digital
assets with existing securities regulations.
