Paul Grewal
Paul Grewal is the Chief Legal Officer at Coinbase, the world's most trusted crypto exchange. He is responsible for Coinbase's legal, compliance, global intelligence, risk management and government relations group. Prior to joining Coinbase, he served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Facebook, where he grew his legal team to more than 200 people, overseeing regulatory affairs, litigation, and commercial issues. He was also the U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California. Before that, Grewal was a Partner at Howrey LLP and served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. In addition to Coinbase, he serves as an Independent Board Director at Epiq, a global leader in the legal services industry.
Paul Grewal Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
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Independent Board Director
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Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Academic History
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J.D., Doctor of Law
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B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering
Grewal spearheads all legal and regulatory matters for the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
He leads the exchange's partnerships with financial services regulators and contributes to the development and rollout of innovative, regulated products and services.
He also supports the exchange's global growth and regulatory strategy.
LEGAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Throughout his career, Grewal has repeatedly encountered some of the largest and most complicated legal issues in tech.
He oversaw more than a thousand cases and earned the trust of companies and individuals alike.
He played significant roles in Apple v. Samsung and Oracle v. Google, two of the most closely-watched technology cases of the decade.
His clients ranged from large technology and biotechnology firms to small medical device and financial firms to individual inventors.
EARLY LEGAL CAREER
Grewal presided over and settled criminal and civil cases in a wide range of subject areas, including patent, employment, civil rights, commercial contract, trademark, and federal misdemeanor cases.
He also served as a member of the court's Technology Practice and Patent Local Rules Committees.
He served as a law clerk to Federal Circuit Judge Arthur J. Gajarsa and United States District Judge Sam H. Bell. He tried patent cases in various federal district courts across the country and argued appeals before several federal appellate courts, including the Federal Circuit.
He began his career as an intellectual property attorney and as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Grewal has been featured in numerous leading financial media outlets and publications, including Bloomberg, Business Insider, Fortune, Yahoo! Finance, and The Wall Street Journal.
He has also been featured in CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, and The Block.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.