Named experts · Practitioner profile
Max Dilendorf
Dilendorf Law Firm · United States
★ Editor's Watch — Crypto M&A, Non-EU crypto, Crypto custody
About Max
Max Dilendorf is Founder of Dilendorf Law Firm in New York, one of the first US attorneys to dedicate his practice to digital-asset law. He founded the firm in 2017 and has 15+ years of experience advising US and international clients on digital-asset custody, regulatory compliance, asset protection, estate planning, cybercrime recovery, and cross-border structuring. He has represented clients in 130+ consumer arbitration matters against major crypto exchanges including Coinbase and Gemini.
Editor's note
Founder of Dilendorf Law Firm — one of the first US digital-asset-dedicated practices, founded 2017. Distinctive track record on consumer-arbitration matters against major exchanges.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Founder — Dilendorf Law Firm, PLLC
- 15+ years legal experience; crypto-asset specialist since 2017
- 130+ arbitration matters against major crypto exchanges
- JD; admitted in New York
Jurisdictions
Sources
Every entry on this page is sourced from public records. The references below are the evidence base for the practitioner's expertise claims.
- Dilendorf Law Firm — Max Dilendorf profile — firm bio
- Crypto Law Index — Dilendorf Law Firm CLPAI ranking — directory
- Dilendorf Law Firm — Crypto theft and arbitration practice — publication
Relevant guides
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