Brian Brooks

Brian Brooks

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Experience

  • Meridian Capital Group Graphic

    Meridian Capital Group

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    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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    Washington D.C. Metro Area

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    Los Angeles and Chicago

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    Greater Chicago Area

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    Washington, DC

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    Greater Los Angeles Area

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    Washington, DC

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Education

Publications

Honors & Awards

  • Power Finance 2024

    Commercial Observer

  • Tabb Forum 40 Top Financial Market Innovators

    Tabb Forum

    Recognizing 40 "top executives of exchanges and other market infrastructures, entrepreneurial business builders, advocates of disruptive crypto solutions, and others active in the policy realm." Other honorees include Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz, Paxos CEO Chad Cascarilla, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, and former CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo.

  • America's Top 20 Crypto Regulatory Voices

    Qredo

    https://www.qredo.com/crypto-regulatory-voices?utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign_type=brand&utm_campaign=regulation&utm_content=regulatoryvoices&utm_content_type=static&utm_source=twitter

  • #13 -- Top 100 Notable People in Blockchain 2021

    Cointelegraph

    https://cointelegraph.com/top-people-in-crypto-and-blockchain/brian-brooks

  • The Treasury Medal

    U.S. Secretary of the Treasury

    "In recognition of singular accomplishments and leadership in the Treasury Department"

  • 2019 Most Innovative Emerging Company Legal Department of the Year

    The Recorder -- American Lawyer Media

    https://www.law.com/therecorder/2019/10/23/most-innovative-emerging-company-legal-department-of-the-year-coinbase/

    Most Innovative Emerging Company Legal Department of the Year

    Winner: Coinbase—Recognizing a need in the cryptocurrency industry, the Coinbase legal team developed a securities rating scorecard to assess the risk that any particular asset may be a security. It has shared its scorecard with state and federal regulators and promoted it as a self-help tool to help the…

    https://www.law.com/therecorder/2019/10/23/most-innovative-emerging-company-legal-department-of-the-year-coinbase/

    Most Innovative Emerging Company Legal Department of the Year

    Winner: Coinbase—Recognizing a need in the cryptocurrency industry, the Coinbase legal team developed a securities rating scorecard to assess the risk that any particular asset may be a security. It has shared its scorecard with state and federal regulators and promoted it as a self-help tool to help the industry keep an eye on securities law compliance.

  • Chambers & Partners GC Influencers Global 100

    Chambers & Partners

    https://assets.chambers.com/pdfs/chambers_gc_influencers_gci_top_100_2019_booklet_qr.pdf?region=us-east-1&tab=overview

    Awarded to "the top 100 most influential in-house lawyers globally."

  • Legal 500 GC Powerlist

    Legal 500

    https://www.legal500.com/assets/pages/cc100/2019/usa-19.html

    Awarded to the "most influential and innovative in-house counsel" in the United States.

  • Fellow

    American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers

  • Employer of Choice Award Mid-Atlantic Region (team award)

    Minority Corporate Counsel Association

  • Fellow, American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers

    American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers

  • Finalist, 2015 Best Legal Department Award (team award)

    Corporate Counsel magazine

  • Spirit of Excellence Award

    Appleseed Foundation

  • Future Star

    Benchmark Litigation

  • 2010 500 Leading Lawyers in America

    Lawdragon

  • Top Lawyers -- Financial Services

    Washingtonian Magazine

Organizations

  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

    Standby Pool participant

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    One of approximately 65 individuals nationwide to be selected by FDIC management to prepare for and participate in bridge bank management in the event of a future financial crisis.

  • The Blockchain Association

    Board Member

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  • Pasadena Conservatory of Music

    Board of Directors

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  • Los Angeles Master Chorale

    Board of Directors; Treasurer

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  • The American Law Institute

    Member; Adviser, Restatement of the Law Third, Consumer Contracts

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  • National Symphony Orchestra

    Member, Board of Directors; Treasurer

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  • Appleseed Foundation

    Co-chair, Board of Directors

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  • California Bankers Association

    Vice Chairman at Large; Board of Directors

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  • Housing Policy Council of the Financial Services Roundtable

    Executive Council Member

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  • Pacific Council on International Policy

    Member

  • The University of Chicago Law School Visiting Committee

    Member

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