Van Grack, a former general counsel at Citadel Securities, had led Coinbase’s widespread litigation work.
Coinbase’s biggest legal fight came from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which sued the company in 2023, alleging it was operating as an unregistered broker, clearinghouse and exchange for securities. The SEC, helmed at the time by former Chair Gary Gensler, had filed similar suits against a number of exchanges.
The regulator dropped the suit after President Donald Trump retook office.
The exchange also fought in court to view internal SEC documents about its approach to regulating crypto, as well as a petition to force the SEC to establish crypto rules during Grewal’s tenure.
