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Steven Gatti

Steven Gatti

Clifford Chance · United States

About Steven

Steven Gatti is a Partner in Clifford Chance's Washington, D.C. office, working on US financial regulation including the state-by-state money-transmitter framework and federal FinCEN MSB requirements for crypto-asset businesses. He is part of the firm's Global Digital Assets and DLT working group.

Practice fields

Credentials

  • Partner, Clifford Chance Washington, D.C.
  • Member, Clifford Chance Global Digital Assets and DLT working group

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. Global Crypto Roundup August 2025 — Clifford Chance — publication
  2. Digital Assets and DLT — Clifford Chance — firm bio

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