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Steven D. Merriman

  • Seattle
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Steve helps business and technical innovators identify growth opportunities, safeguard their value and reputation, and negotiate the complexities of financial services laws and regulations.

Steve Merriman is a fintech compliance lawyer, regulatory advocate, and product strategist. He works with growth-stage startups, venture capital (VC)-backed fintechs, blockchain firms, and Fortune 50 companies alike. Steve cultivates responsible financial innovation through compliance for digital asset exchanges, digital wallet providers, non-fungible token platforms, payment processors, and online sports books and casinos, as well as brands seeking to expand into fintech.

A core member of the firm’s Chambers USA-ranked Fintech industry group, Steve handles financial product development and governance strategy, compliance program frameworking and design, development partner evaluation and acquisition due diligence, domestic and international regulatory strategy and licensing, and advocacy and enforcement defense. He is a certified anti-money laundering specialist (CAMS) through the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).

Education & Credentials

Education

  • Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, Associate Editor, Gonzaga University Law Review, 2011
  • Whitworth University, B.A., Psychology, cum laude, 2008

Bar and Court Admissions

  • Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Related Employment

  • Spokane County Prosecutor's Office, Spokane, WA, Extern, 2011
  • Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA, Summer Associate, 2010
  • Keller Rohrback LLP, Seattle, WA, Summer Associate, 2009
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, Judicial Extern for The Hon. Robert H. Whaley, 2009
  • Flynn, Merriman, McKennon, PS, Kennewick, WA, Legal Assistant, 2008

Professional Recognition

  • Recognized in The Legal 500, 2022

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation Law, 2021-2025

Impact

Professional Leadership

  • Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) through the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)

Community Involvement

  • Center for Justice, Spokane, WA, Community Advocate; Project Intern, 2008
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