J. Christopher Giancarlo, who chaired the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2017 to 2019 and earned the designation ‘CryptoDad’ for his broadly permissive posture toward digital asset innovation during that tenure, is departing Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP – where he served as senior counsel and co-chair of the firm’s Digital Works practice since 2019 – to concentrate exclusively on advisory work for fintech and cryptocurrency firms. The departure marks his full exit from institutional law ...