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Anthony Tu-Sekine

Anthony Tu-Sekine

Seward & Kissel LLP ↗ · United States

LinkedIn ↗ Firm bio ↗

About Anthony

Anthony Tu-Sekine is Partner and Head of the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Group at Seward & Kissel LLP, a New York-based law firm with a substantial digital-assets practice. Tu-Sekine advises crypto-asset issuers, exchanges, custodians, and investment funds on US securities-law issues, fund formation, regulatory engagement, and broader operational law. His practice covers the full spectrum from early-stage token-issuance analysis through institutional crypto fund formation and US enforcement-defence work.

Credentials

  • Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP — Head of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Group
  • Substantial crypto-asset fund formation practice
  • Frequent speaker at digital-asset regulatory conferences
  • Published author on crypto-asset securities-law analysis

Jurisdictions

  • United States

Sources

Every entry on this page is sourced from public records. The references below are the evidence base for the practitioner's expertise claims.

  1. Seward & Kissel — Anthony Tu-Sekine partner profile — firm bio
  2. Seward & Kissel — Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Group practice — firm bio
  3. Chambers USA — Seward & Kissel Investment Management ranking — industry press

Relevant guides

Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Anthony's practice (United States · Token classification, Stablecoin issuance, Crypto M&A).

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CASP Operations and Lifecycle 2026 — MiCA Passport, Banking, Wind-Down

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