TuongVy Le
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Anchorage Digital
TuongVy Le
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Anchorage Digital
Brooklyn, New York
Overview
Work Experience
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
2024 - Current
Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, with the industry’s leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the only federally chartered crypto bank in the US, Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital, and other offerings.
Partner and Head of Regulatory & Policy
2022 - 2024
Advised portfolio companies on regulatory issues, conducted regulatory diligence on investments, and led crypto advocacy efforts.
Deputy General Counsel and Compliance Officer
2021 - 2022
Led Worldcoin’s financial regulatory and compliance strategy across a diverse array of markets around the world, advised business teams on the design and launch of the Worldcoin token, and provided product counseling on the wallet app and ZKP-based Web3 identity protocol, in compliance with the securities laws, AML/counter-terrorism/sanctions requirements, privacy and other consumer protection laws.
Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
2021 - 2021
Advised SEC officials and staff across the agency on legislative and policy matters including the regulation of digital assets, market structure modernization, and ESG disclosure. Helped manage the SEC’s congressional engagement, including on legislative amendments to the federal securities laws, the appropriations process, congressional testimony, and rulemakings implementing Congressional mandates. Helped coordinate the Commission’s response to significant market events.
Senior Counsel, Division of Enforcement
2016 - 2021
Investigated and charged individuals and entities for defrauding U.S. investors, including through market manipulation, insider trading, accounting and issuer fraud, and for violating the registration, books and records, supervisory, and internal controls provisions of the federal securities laws. Handled some of the SEC’s earliest crypto-related matters, including unregistered initial coin offerings and other schemes involving digital assets. Litigated in both federal district court and administrative fora.
Senior Associate
2015 - 2016
Handled all stages of civil and criminal trial and appellate practice.
Judicial Law Clerk
2014 - 2015
Honorable Gregory H. Woods United States District Court Judge
Senior Associate
2008 - 2014
Represented individuals, boards, financial institutions and public companies before the SEC, the DOJ, state attorneys general, FINRA, and foreign regulators in a wide variety of financial regulatory matters including alleged insider trading, market manipulation, municipal bond fraud, AML, tax evasion, and antitrust violations. Conducted complex cross-border internal investigations, prepared witnesses for testimony and proffers, drafted Wells submissions, and negotiated settlement and non-prosecution agreements. Advised broker-dealers and investment advisors on compliance policies and procedures, regulatory examinations, and investigations into alleged compliance and supervisory failures.
Vice President, Assistant General Counsel
2009 - 2010
Completed secondment during my time at WilmerHale. As a member of Government Investigations & Regulatory Enforcement group, represented company in government and internal investigations into potential violations of the securities laws and FINRA rules and regulations across multiple lines of business, and partnered with Compliance to help manage risk.