A lawsuit seeking $525 million has been filed against Fenwick & West LLP by a group of 20 victims from multiple jurisdictions, claiming the law firm played a critical role in facilitating the FTX fraud. The legal action was initiated on May 14, 2026, in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging that Fenwick not only represented FTX but also assisted in constructing the deceptive infrastructure that enabled the fraudulent activities.
The complaint highlights testimony from Nishad Singh, former director of engineering at FTX, who confessed to misusing customer funds and asserted that Fenwick provided guidance on concealing these actions. Furthermore, the allegations include the establishment of North Dimension Inc., a shell company implicated in diverting over $3 billion in stolen funds.
A report from a court-appointed bankruptcy examiner indicated that Fenwick was significantly involved in FTX's operations, having created corporate structures and drafted agreements that obscured illicit financial movements. This examination, which reviewed over 200,000 documents, described the firm as "deeply intertwined in nearly every aspect of FTX Group's wrongdoing," reinforcing the claims made in the lawsuit.