Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal is leaving the company after a high-profile, years-long legal battle with U.S. regulators, and the U.S. exchange also announced new changes to its senior leadership.
Grewal is leaving to work at a startup, according to a Thursday announcement from Coinbase. Molly Abraham will now lead the company’s legal team as general counsel, and Ryan Van Grack will become vice president, in what is expected to be a broader, more public-facing role.
“Leading Coinbase’s legal team through our industry’s biggest fight has been the greatest accomplishment of my six years in office,” Grewal said in a statement. “Our legal victories have helped ensure that crypto not only has a future in this country, but can thrive.”
His statement went on to say that he would continue as an advisor to Coinbase and work on Coinbase’s trust charter work through the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Abraham has worked at Coinbase since March 2021, leading multiple legal teams as the company’s Vice President of Legal. Before that, she was general counsel at an electric flying car startup, according to her LinkedIn.
