Dorothy N.Giobbe

Of Counsel

New York + 1.212.326.3650

Dorothy Giobbe is a skilled legal leader in the fintech and emerging technology space with an extensive track record of supporting innovative technology projects in the financial services industry. Dorothy has more than a decade of in-house legal experience as a trusted advisor to C-suite leadership regarding fintech applications in the financial institutions area, with an emphasis on consumer protection issues, and compliance counseling.

Dorothy leverages her blended banking regulatory and transactional experience to counsel clients on regulatory, compliance, litigation, and enforcement risks involving emerging payments, machine learning and artificial intelligence, blockchain and crypto assets, biometrics, government relations, and bank regulation.

Prior to joining Jones Day in 2021, Dorothy served as executive director and assistant general counsel of emerging technology at JPMorgan Chase, where she served as a key advisor to the bank's leadership on emerging technology initiatives. Dorothy also led legal engagements with state Attorneys General. In addition, she managed high-profile regulatory reporting and exams; responded to regulatory actions and inquiries from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Reserve Board (FRB), and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); and led a team of lawyers providing guidance to independent control functions, including compliance, risk, audit, and oversight and control.

Dorothy has extensive experience in product liability litigation as well. Early in her career she was seconded, at the client's request, to the in-house litigation department of a New Jersey-based major consumer health care products and pharmaceutical company.

Dorothy also has a deep history of leadership on diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Experience

  • Crypto node validator seeks advice on CFTC issues potentially implicated by liquid staking related to staked ETHOn behalf of a crypto node validator, Jones Day analyzed proposed activity and advised on CFTC regulatory issues related to validation activity in connection with staked ETH.
  • Bank of Montreal provides $800 million reducing revolving credit facility to Nuvei TechnologiesJones Day represented the Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent and a lender, in connection with a $800 million reducing revolving credit facility provided to Nuvei Technologies, Inc., Pivotal Refi LP, and Nuvei Technologies Corp.
  • Raine Capital invests in Mythical GamesJones Day advised Raine Capital LLC in its Series C Preferred Stock investment in Mythical Games, including advice regarding tokenized digital assets of Mythical Games.
  • Additional Speaking Engagements

    • June 2023
      The Legislative and Regulatory Outlook for Payment Stablecoins and Digital Assets
    • May 2023
      CBDCs Versus Stablecoins and Tokenized Deposits as Payment Rails for Tokenization of Real-World Assets
    • April 2023
      Rethinking Web3: The Future of FinTech, Tokenization and Smart Contracts
    • April 2022
      FTX Crypto Exchange Under the Radar: Liability and Regulatory Challenges
    • October 2022
      FinTech Agreements at FinAccelerate
    • May 2022
      Mastering Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Digital Currency Law
    • March 2022
      Going Mainstream with Institutional Crypto
    • March 2022
      Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and NFTS: Overview and Recent Developments
    • February 2022
      Blockchain and Cryptoassets: Introduction and Recent Developments
    • January 2022
      Bloomberg Radio/Bloomberg Businessweek Podcast: The Federal Reserve and CBDCs
    • January 2022
      The Multitrillion-Dollar Blockchain Disruption: Opportunities and Challenges