Abigail Barney
Lawyers
Associate in our Financial Institutions practice. Previously completed a rotation in Capital Markets.
Abigail advises U.S. and non-U.S. financial institutions, fintechs and digital asset businesses on transactional, regulatory and supervisory matters, including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, bank charter and other strategic applications, new activities and products, resolution planning, regulatory compliance and responses to supervisory matters. She also advises broker-dealers, swap dealers and other securities and derivative market participants and intermediaries. Abigail has experience helping clients with regulatory and legislative engagement and advocacy.
Experience
Recent Work
- Grayscale Hyperliquid Staking ETF launches on Nasdaq
- Grayscale Avalanche Staking ETF launches on Nasdaq with staking
- Morgan Stanley Bank merger with MSCS Fixed Income Division
- Grayscale Sui Staking ETF launches on NYSE Arca with staking
- Nu preliminary conditional approval to establish a national bank
- Grayscale Chainlink Trust ETF launches as first U.S. Chainlink ETF
- Nubank application for a national bank charter
- Figure Technology Solutions $788 million IPO
- Circle strategic commercial alliance with Binance to expand global USDC adoption
- Ventas $500 million senior notes offering
- LKQ €750 million notes offering
- Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings $865 million senior secured notes offering
Insights
Education
J.D., University of Chicago Law School
- Online Editor, University of Chicago Law Review
B.S., University of Utah
- magna cum laude
Qualifications and admissions
- District of Columbia
- State of New York