Chicago crypto attorney George Dowd of G. Dowd Law LLC provides experienced legal counsel on financial markets, technology, and general civil matters. The practice handles traditional securities and commodities (foreign exchange, futures, precious metals), cryptocurrency, digital assets, blockchain regulation, artificial intelligence, and complex commercial litigation. As a Chicago cryptocurrency lawyer and Illinois digital asset attorney, we serve clients from our office at 181 W Madison St.
Why Clients Choose Chicago Crypto Attorney George Dowd
With over 25 years in traditional markets, Global Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency Association Board service, primary authorship of the IICLE Digital Assets, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain handbook, and expert-witness testimony across multiple forums, George Dowd of G. Dowd Law delivers a depth of knowledge that most general-practice firms cannot match. Read recent digital asset law articles.
Publications, Presentations & Thought Leadership
G. Dowd Law LLC stays at the forefront of financial markets and technology law. Recent activity includes primary authorship of the IICLE Digital Assets, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain handbook, service on the Global Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency Association Board, expert-witness testimony in multiple forums, and attendance at ETHDenver 2025 along with other industry events in Chicago and elsewhere.
Publications and Articles
- The GENIUS Act: Key Highlights and Anticipated Impacts
The National Law Review, 2025 - Digital Assets, Cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain
Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), 2022 - The Advantages of Forward Contracts with Standardized Delivery Dates
People’s Bank of China – China Money Magazine, 2015 - Newedge’s George Dowd: Realist or Optimist?
Cover Story, Profit & Loss Magazine. 2012 - The Move to Electronic Trading: What to Expect in the Natural-Resources Commodity Markets
Intelligent Commodity Investing, 2007
Presentations and Panels
- Cryptocurrency/Digital Assets: Where Are We Now, and Where Are We Going?
Securities Experts Roundtable 2025 Conference, 2025 - Fiduciary Responsibility of Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) Governors
DAO Denver, 2022 - Decentralized Exchanges
1st Annual Web3 Law Conference, 2022 - Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets
Illinois Creditors Bar Association, 2022 - Exploring the Legal and Business Impact of Digital Currencies
General Counsel Conference Midwest, 2021 - Mechanics of Spoofing and Cross Market Spoofing
National Futures Association, 2018 - Using Foreign Exchange Futures Contracts
People’s Bank of China (Shanghai), 2015 - Fundamentals of Benchmarking and the Foreign Exchange Fix
Profit and Loss Forex Network 2014
Contact Chicago Crypto Attorney George Dowd Today
G. Dowd Law LLC is conveniently located in downtown Chicago and serves clients throughout Illinois and on federal matters nationwide. We offer confidential consultations for cryptocurrency, digital asset, blockchain, AI, securities, commodities, and complex commercial matters.
G. Dowd Law LLC
181 W Madison St, 47th Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
+1 312 854-8300
[email protected]
Websites
gdowd.law
digitalasset.law
Approach to Crypto, Technology & Financial Markets Matters
G. Dowd Law LLC combines deep legal and industry knowledge with practical business insight. Whether you are a cryptocurrency exchange, a tokenized asset project, an AI startup, a traditional commodities trader, or an individual investor, G. Dowd Law provides clear, strategic guidance tailored to your specific situation.
Our practice is deliberately broad so we can advise clients across the full spectrum of financial markets and emerging technology issues — from routine compliance questions to complex cross-border disputes and everything in between.We do not simply react to regulatory changes; we help clients anticipate them.
George Dowd’s 25+ years of experience in traditional securities and commodities markets, combined with his leadership roles in digital asset organizations and authorship of the leading Illinois CLE handbook on the subject, gives our clients a rare advantage: counsel who truly understands both the old rules and the new ones.
Clients throughout Illinois choose G. Dowd Law as their crypto lawyer Chicago because of the rare combination of traditional markets experience and cutting-edge digital asset knowledge.
Frequently Asked Questions – Chicago Crypto Attorney
Do you only handle crypto cases?
No. We advise clients on traditional securities, commodities, foreign exchange, futures, AI/technology transactions, and general commercial litigation in addition to cryptocurrency and digital asset matters.
Where are you located and who do you serve?
Our office is at 181 W Madison St in downtown Chicago. We serve clients throughout Illinois and on federal matters nationwide.
Do you provide expert-witness testimony?
Yes. George Dowd has been qualified and has testified as an expert in multiple forums on securities, commodities, and digital asset issues.
How do I schedule a consultation?
Contact us by phone, email, or via the website here to schedule a confidential consultation. We offer flexible scheduling and can meet in person or virtually.
What makes your firm different from other Chicago crypto lawyers?
Our combination of 25+ years in traditional markets, Global Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency Association Board service, primary authorship of the IICLE Digital Assets handbook, and active involvement in current regulatory developments gives us deeper insight than most general-practice firms.