Crowell & Moring

Mercantile Global Holdings Inc. v. Hamilton M&A Fund SP: Petition to Confirm $21M Arbitration Award

September 25, 2023

Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award in Mercantile Global Holdings Inc., described as a Delaware, USA-domiciled "bank holding company" whose "subsidiary, Mercantile Bank International, is a digital asset custody bank under the supervision of the Puerto Rico Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions" v. Hamilton M&A Fund SP, a segregated portfolio of Hamilton Opportunity Fund SPC, described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled mutual fund, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CipherBlade LLC v. CipherBlade LLC et al: Stipulation and Order

August 9, 2023

Stipulation and Order in CipherBlade LLC, of Pennsylvania, USA v. CipherBlade LLC, of Alaska, USA; Manuel Kriz, Michael Krause, Jorn Henrik Bernhard Janssen, Sergio Garcia, Justin Maile, CipherBlade APAC Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Jussi Aittola, Omega3Zone Global Ltd., of Cyprus; Paul Marnitz, Inquisita Solutions Ltd., of Cyprus, and Green Stone Business Advisory FZ LLC, of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CipherBlade LLC v. CipherBlade LLC et al: First Amended Complaint (‘Scheme to Steal Business’)

July 18, 2023

First Amended Complaint alleging “misappropriation of trade secrets” in CipherBlade LLC, of Pennsylvania, USA, described as “a blockchain investigation company that investigates cryptocurrency-related matters” v. CipherBlade LLC, of Alaska, USA; CipherBlade APAC Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Omega3Zone Global Ltd., of Cyprus; Manuel Kriz, a.k.a. Matthew Greene, of Cyprus; Michael Krause, of Cyprus; Jorn Henrik Bernhard Janssen, of Cyprus; Ioana Vidrasan, of Cyprus; Jussi Aittola, of Singapore; Justin Maile, of Alaska, USA; Paul Marnitz, of Cyprus; Sergio Garcia, of Belgium; Inquisita Solutions Ltd., of Cyprus, and Green Stone Business Advisory FZ LLC, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CipherBlade LLC et al v. CipherBlade LLC et al: Complaint (‘Scheme to Steal Business’)

June 30, 2023

Complaint alleging "misappropriation of trade secrets" in CipherBlade LLC, of Pennsylvania, USA, described as "a blockchain investigation company that investigates cryptocurrency-related matters", and CipherBlade Ltd., of England v. CipherBlade LLC, of Alaska, USA; CipherBlade APAC Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Omega3Zone Global Ltd., of Cyprus; Manuel Kriz, of Cyprus; Michael Krause, of Cyprus; Jorn Henrik Bernhard Janssen, of Cyprus; Ioana Vidrasan, of Cyprus; Jussi Aittola, of Singapore; Justin Maile, of Alaska, USA; Paul Marnitz, of Cyprus; Sergio Garcia, of Belgium; Inquisita Solutions Ltd., of Cyprus, and Green Stone Business Advisory FZ LLC, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CRCM Institutional Master Fund (BVI) Ltd. et al v. Getty Images Holdings Inc.: First Amended Complaint

March 20, 2023

First Amended Complaint "to remedy numerous breaches concerning public warrants issued by Getty Images and misrepresentations made about those warrants" in CRCM Institutional Master Fund (BVI) Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, and CRCM SPAC Opportunity Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands v. Getty Images Holdings Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CRCM Institutional Master Fund (BVI) Ltd. et al v. Getty Images Holdings Inc.: Complaint

February 8, 2023

Complaint alleging "numerous breaches concerning public warrants issued by Getty Images and misrepresentations made about those warrants" in CRCM Institutional Master Fund (BVI) Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, and CRCM SPAC Opportunity Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands v. Getty Images Holdings Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ethereum Name Service et al v. GoDaddy Inc. et al: Amended Complaint

September 21, 2022

Amended Complaint that "arises from GoDaddy’s breach of its agreement to respect, acknowledge, and protect the duly registered and extremely valuable eth.link domain name" in True Names Ltd., d.b.a. Ethereum Name Service, of Singapore, and Virgil Griffith v. GoDaddy Inc., GoDaddy.com LLC, Dynadot LLC, and Manifold Finance Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Ethereum Name Service et al v. GoDaddy Inc. et al: Complaint

September 5, 2022

Complaint that "arises from GoDaddy’s breach of its agreement to respect, acknowledge, and protect the duly registered and extremely valuable eth.link domain name" in True Names Ltd., d.b.a. Ethereum Name Service, of Singapore, and Virgil Griffith v. GoDaddy Inc., GoDaddy.com LLC, Dynadot LLC, and Manifold Finance Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.