Gabriel Khoury

Gabriel Khoury is an associate in the Corporate Group in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He is the Lead Associate of the Blockchain and Digital Assets team.

Areas of Practice

Gabriel assists the Blockchain and Digital Assets team in regulatory compliance issues relating to the use of blockchain technology, social media, Web3.0, video games, online gambling, virtual goods and currency, social tokens, decentralized autonomous organizations, decentralized exchanges, cybersecurity, privacy, Esports, the metaverse, money transmission, financial technologies, NFTs, and artificial intelligence.

He holds certifications in NFT technology, Metaverse Technologies, and Blockchain Law from the Blockchain Council.

Gabriel maintains an active Pro Bono practice including assisting the Consent Decree Monitor in overseeing the New Orleans Police Department’s implementation of Facial Recognition Technology. Gabriel also assists in criminal defense, immigration, and civil rights cases.

During law school, he was an editor for the Georgetown Technology Law Review and was a Student Attorney in the Communications & Technology Law Clinic, where he worked on children’s privacy issues. He also interned in the Cyber Unit of the Securities and Exchange Commission where he investigated cryptocurrency fraud, at the Federal Communications Commission, and at an Intellectual Property Litigation Boutique.

Gabriel speaks fluent Arabic.

Articles

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: Law of the Ledger

• "SEC Investigating Lack of Insider Trading Policies for NFT/Crypto Exchanges," June 15, 2022
• "Securities and Exchange Commission V. LBRY; Is Your Crypto Project Illegal?," May 31, 2022
• "New York’s Superintendent of Financial Services Addresses BitLicense Delays," April 28, 2022
• "CFPB Director Testifies Before Congress," April 28, 2022
• "New York’s Superintendent of Financial Services Addresses BitLicense Delays," April 28, 2022
• "The Second U.S. NFT Property Is Ready To be Auctioned," April 11, 2022
• "SEC Announces 2022 Examination Priorities, Includes Crypto-Assets," March 31, 2022
• "When Does Cryptocurrency Mining Create a Taxable Event? IRS Does Not Clarify," March 28, 2022
• "President Biden Signs Executive Order Outlining Crypto Policy," March 9, 2022
• "House Financial Services Committee Focuses on PWG Stablecoin Report,” March 3, 2022
• “Money Laundering and High-Value Art: Treasury’s Study Discusses Financial Crimes and NFTs,” March 2, 2022
• “Are You Ready for Web3.0 and the Legal Issues it Will Bring?,” February 25, 2022
• "Blockchain Technology Is Changing The Real Estate Industry," February 24, 2022

Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog

• "New York Releases Stablecoin Guidance," June 13, 2022
• "California Regulator Seeks Comment on Reworking Consumer Complaint Rules," June 7, 2022
• "CFPB Affirms Compliance with ECOA Adverse Action Notice Requirements," June 7, 2022
• "California Regulator Seeks Comment on Future Crypto Guidance," June 7, 2022
• "FinCEN Highlights Responsible Crypto Innovation, Warns Service Providers," June 1, 2022
• "OCC Acting Comptroller: Recent Crypto Events Provide a “Wake-Up Call,” “Opportunity to Reset and Recalibrate”," May 31, 2022
• "Stablecoin Regulation Update," May 20, 2022
• "FDIC and CFPB Take Action to Protect Against Misrepresentations about FDIC Insured Status and Misuse of Name and Logo," May 20, 2022
• "CFPB Issues Spring 2022 Supervisory Highlights," May 13, 2022
• "CFPB Blog: Stop Overcharging for Auto Loan Add-on Products," May 13, 2022
• "Governor Newsom Signs Blockchain Executive Order," May 5, 2022
• "April 2022 Crypto Enforcement Actions And Regulatory Guidance Roundup," May 3, 2022
• "NYDFS Provides Guidance on the Use of Blockchain Analytics to Maintain Compliance," May 3, 2022
• "DFPI: Virtual Currency Platform is not Money Transmitter," April 19, 2022
• "State Investor Advisory Addresses DeFi Risks," April 18, 2022
• "Crypto Round-up: Executive Order Coincides with Uptick in Enforcement Actions," April 18, 2022
• "FDIC Warns Insured Institutions Engaging in Crypto Activities About Risks," April 11, 2022
• "Acting Comptroller Discusses Architecture of Stablecoins," April 11, 2022
• "Recent Transaction Transfers Ownership of Digital Mortgage Loans via Blockchain," March 25, 2022
• "Virginia Approves Bill Allowing Banks to Offer Cryptocurrency Custody Services," March 9, 2022
• "Biden Administration Issues Executive Order on Cryptocurrencies," March 9, 2022
• "Treasury’s Study Discusses Financial Crimes and NFTs," February 23, 2022
• "House Financial Services Committee Focuses on PWG Stablecoin Report," February 10, 2022
• “Federal Reserve Examines Pros and Cons of a Central Bank Digital Currency,” January 21, 2022
• “OCC: Bank Regulation Would Mitigate Crypto Risk,” January 21, 2022
• "CFPB Takes Action Against Purchaser of Structured Settlements," January 5, 2022
• "OCC Chief Counsel Clarifies Bank Authority to Engage in Crypto," December 1, 2021
• "Banking Agencies Provide Crypto-Asset Roadmap as a Result of Interagency “Policy Sprints”," November 24, 2021
• "President’s Working Group Releases Report on Stablecoins," November 5, 2021

Corporate & Securities Law Blog

• "May 2022 Crypto Enforcement Actions and Regulatory Guidance Roundup," June 6, 2022
• "April 2022 Crypto Enforcement Actions And Regulatory Guidance Roundup," May 2, 2022
• "March 2022 Crypto Enforcement Actions Roundup," April 6, 2022

FCC Law Blog

• "The Many Layered Flavors of Broadband – The FCC’s Proposed Broadband “Nutrition Labels”," April 5, 2022

Global Trade Law Blog

• "The Crypto Enthusiast and The Regulator: What OFAC is, Could Be, and Should Be Doing to Regulate CryptoCurrencies," June 3, 2022

Government Contracts & Investigations Blog

• “NIST Issues Draft Guidance on Security and Privacy Control Baselines – SP 800-53B,” August 6, 2020

Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog

• "Blockchain Technology Is Changing The Real Estate Industry," February 24, 2022

Privacy & Cybersecurity: Eye on Privacy Blog

• "Cybersecurity Act Signed Into Law Creates New Reporting Obligations," March 29, 2022
• "OCC and FinCEN Issue $200 Million in Penalties for BSA-AML Violations," March 28, 2022

Memberships

Member, Federal Communications Bar Association

Member, American Bar Association, Forum on Air & Space Law

Member, American Bar Association, Forum on Communications Law

Member, Blockchain Council

Member, National Arab American Bar Association

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