Amanda Tuminelli
Amanda Tuminelli is Chief Legal Officer of the DeFi Education Fund, a nonpartisan education and advocacy group, where she leads the organization's impact litigation and policy efforts. Prior to joining DEF, Amanda was a lawyer at Kobre & Kim, where she defended clients against criminal and regulatory investigations, government enforcement actions, and large scale litigation, particularly in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space. She previously served as a law clerk for the Honorable Ann M. Donnelly of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York and practiced at Dechert LLP in their white-collar and securities litigation group.
Amanda Tuminelli Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chief Legal Officer
Academic History
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J.D., Law
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B.A., French, Math
EARLY CAREER
Amanda served as a Principal at Kobre & Kim, where she defended institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals against criminal and regulatory investigations in the digital currency industry.
Before that, she practiced at Dechert LLP in their white-collar and securities litigation group, where she defended corporations and C-suite executives in government investigations and class-action securities disputes.
She also served as a Paralegal at Markowitz & Chattoraj.
She often defends clients with a focus on investigations relating to fraud and other allegations of misconduct.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Amanda has been featured or quoted in CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, and Blockworks.
She has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.