Ladan Stewart was involved in legal action with the SEC concerning FTX, Terra, and Ripple. by Jack Kubinec, potentially meaning an article or work written by Jack Kubinec. February 21, 2021, at 2:20 pm. The SEC and Adobe Stock were altered by Blockworks. Ladan Stewart, previously in charge of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s case against Coinbase, has departed from the agency to join prestigious law firm White & Case. In her new role, Stewart will assist clients in steering clear of SEC attention and provide counsel to those who are being looked into by the agency, according to White & Case partner Nicole Erb’s announcement. If the request is rejected, the SEC will continue to assert that a variety of tokens available on Coinbase are not registered securities, potentially leading to the conclusion that the largest US exchange is working without the necessary registration as a broker. Stewart had been working on the case before she moved to White & Case, which is one of the largest law firms in the world. It was ranked as a “Tier 220” cryptocurrency law firm in the 2024 Legal 500 rankings.