Professional Experience
Moish co-chairs FRB’s Digital Assets Practice Group and chairs FRB’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. Moish oversees coordination between the Digital Asset Practice Group and all other practice groups of the firm, to ensure that the firm’s clients receive the benefit of FRB’s full-service approach, custom tailored to the unique issues presented by the blockchain industry. Moish also advises numerous venture technology companies on emerging technology and blockchain matters, with a focus on the intersection of IP and blockchain. Moish has been advising cryptocurrency ventures since 2014, and combines his knowledge of the blockchain with a decade of IP and business law experience where he helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses and brands and resolve disputes.
Moish has been quoted in numerous publications on NFT- and blockchain-related matters, including: The Washington Post, NPR’s All Things Considered, Time, CoinDesk, ABA Journal, LA Magazine, TheStreet, The Verge, DLNews, and Law360. He has also presented at numerous conferences and webinars on related topics.
Moish’s practice encompasses both transactional and business litigation matters. His practice also focuses on U.S. and worldwide trademark prosecution and enforcement, including litigation before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). His previous experience includes working at a premier IP law firm where he acted as trial counsel in numerous contested IP matters before U.S. District Courts and Courts of Appeal.
Moish has worked across numerous industries, including technology, energy and renewable energy, entertainment, media, and advertising, real estate, hospitality, education, cryptocurrency and NFTs, artificial intelligence (AI), legal cannabis (including hemp and CBD), and medical/health care. He has assisted entrepreneurs, artists, and non-profits with their various legal needs.
When not practicing law, Moish enjoys playing saxophone, creating music, and collecting NFTs. He enjoys reading non-fiction and follows the latest trends in internet and technology law. He lives in the NY Metro area with his wife and three children.
Education
- University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law – Juris Doctor, with Certificate in Intellectual Property Law
- Union College – Bachelor of Arts, Double Major in History and Music
Bar Admissions
- State of New York
- State of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Professional Affiliations
- International Trademark Association (INTA), Member of the Internet Committee and Blockchain Subcommittee for 2024-2025; Served on the Emerging Issues Committee and Blockchain Subcommittee in 2022-2023
- New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
Honors & Awards
- Selected to New York Metro Super Lawyers: 2023-2024; Selected to New York Metro Super Lawyers Rising Stars: 2021-2022
- WTR1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals (2024) for Prosecution and Strategy
- Selected as International Trademark Association (INTA) Rising Star for 2022-2023
- Top Lawyers of Long Island – Emerging Technologies for 2021
Selected Speaking Engagements
- NFT.NYC (2024)
- Chainalysis Nodes NYC (2023)
- NYSBA Deep Dive Into the Metaverse and Web3: Global Law Symposium (2023)
- Brooklyn Law School Entertainment Law Symposium (2023)
- NFT.NYC (2023)
- DCentral Miami (2022)
- NFT.London (2022)
- NFT.NYC (2022)
- Intellectual Property Committee of the Florida Bar Business Law Section – CLE presentation on NFTs & Intellectual Property (2022)
- DCentral Miami (2021)
- NFT.NYC (2021)
- NFTCON (2021)
- Alt Legal Connect 2021 – In High Demand: Crafting Effective and Creative Demand Letters
- Strafford Webinar (CLE Course): Buying and Selling NFTs via Blockchain: Ownership Rights, IP Concerns, First Sale Doctrine
- Alt Legal Webinar (CLE Course): Fun with Non-Fungibles: NFT and Blockchain Basics for IP Attorneys
- IE University Webinar: 21st Century Renaissance: The Rise of NFTs
- Webinar: Are NFTs Securities?
- Webinar: Tokenizing Physicals as NFTs
- Webinar: NFT Basics – The Legal Implications of NFTs you Can’t Ignore
- Webinar: NFTs for Content Creators, Licensees, and Copyright Holders
- Webinar: A Day in the Life of an Ether: Cryptocurrency, DeFi and NFT Tax Consequences
Related Publications
- Hester Peirce Recap, 2024 Elections & Crypto, Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, B+O Wishlist + More
- Embracing Innovation: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Crypto Regulation
- New York Bankruptcy Court Authorizes Service via Non-Fungible Tokens on Cryptocurrency Wallet Owners
- OpenAI For-Profit, IMF El Salvador, FBI Investigations, Crypto.com, Ripple Ruling, and More
- Telegram Founder Arrested, OpenSea’s Wells Notice, AI Music Streaming Fraud, and More
- Navigating Crypto Taxes with Matthew Foreman of How Tax Works
- The Howey Test: How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the SEC (feat. Jonathan Mann & Brian Frye)
- Understanding Celsius Network Adversary Proceedings: An Insight into the Complexities of Bankruptcy Claims
- Royalty Distribution and Data Tracking Under the Music Modernization Act: Are NFTs the Solution?
- Polymarket Predictions, Pump.fun Memecoins, Celsius, SEC Updates, and OpenAI Whistleblowers
- AssangeDAO, Chevron Overturned, NBA Top Shot Settlement, Circle’s EMI License, and More
- PleasrDAO Sues Martin Shkreli, Musk Withdraws Lawsuit Against OpenAI, SEC and the Debt Box Case
- Blockchain is Getting Political, MEV, Uniswap’s Wells Notice Response, and More
- CZ Sentencing, Avi Eisenberg, MetaMask v. SEC, Samourai Wallet, Moonbirds, SBF & Hong Kong
- Justin Wales: Being a “crypto” lawyer, blockchain’s legal landscape, and navigating the future
- Uniswap SEC Notice, BTC Halving, SBF Sentence, BTC Ordinals, Avi Eisenberg & Tokenized Assets
- Meme Coin Meta, MetaBirkins, DUNA, SEC & Prometheum, Coinbase Lawsuit, & NFT IP Laws
- Bitcoin Rallies, Musk Sues OpenAI, Magic Eden Launches ETH Marketplace, Satoshi Emails Leaked
- Will Farcaster Dethrone Twitter? GoDaddy & ENS Partnership, Robotos Shutdown
- GameStop Ends NFT Marketplace, Fox & Polygon Verify Protocol, Binance Lawsuit
- Digital Assets Reporting Requirements Under Section 6050I
- SEC Approves Bitcoin Spot ETF, Logan Paul’s CryptoZoo Scandal & NFT Buyback Program, and More
- KyberSwap Hack, SEC Threatened by District Judge, Crypto Payment Options Expanding & More!
- Binance’s Billion Dollar Penalties, OpenAI & Sam Altman Drama, Bullish Buys Coindesk
- Carla Reyes Calls In, IRS Crypto Tax Proposal Response, SEC & DOJ Charge SafeMoon with Fraud
- NFT Firsts: SEC Settles First Two NFT Securities Cases
- Sam Bankman-Fried Testifies in Court, Yuga Labs, LBRY
- State of Crypto Fundraising, Layoffs, IRS Crypto Reporting and More
- Treasury and IRS Propose Regulations Requiring Brokers to Report Exchanges of Digital Assets and Withholding on Certain Payments
- IRS Clarifies the Tax Treatment for Proof of Staking Validation Rewards
- Judge Rules: NBA “Top Shot” Moment NFTs Might Be Securities
- Hermès v. Rothschild: A Landmark Decision for Trademarks and NFTs
- Cryptocurrency and Politics: How Donald Trump and SBF Demonstrate the Potential Impact of Digital Assets on Campaign Finance Laws
- Exploring the Legal Minefield of ChatGPT and Intellectual Property Rights
- Federal Court Sides With the SEC, Sounding the Alarm for All Crypto Projects
- Do DAO Participants Know They Have Legal Exposure for Their DAO Participation?
- Motion to Dismiss Denied in Hermès’ Case Against ‘MetaBirkins’ Artist
- From the Discord Server to the Courthouse: Lessons Learned From Early NFT Lawsuits
- NFTs for Content Creators, Licensees and Copyright Holders
- IP and Non-Fungibility: The Intersection of Intellectual Property and NFTs