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Megan Kilissanly

Megan Kilissanly

Associate

2 South Biscayne Blvd.
21st Floor
Miami, FL 33131
101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington, D.C., 20001
megan.kilissanly@nelsonmullins.com

Megan’s practice focuses on assisting financial services and technology clients with regulatory, securities, and corporate issues. Megan represents entities and individuals in the FinTech space, including investment banks, broker-dealers, investment advisers, digital asset and currency trading platforms, alternative trading systems (ATSs), securities exchanges and swap execution facilities, and custodians. Megan represents these clients before the...

Megan’s practice focuses on assisting financial services and technology clients with regulatory, securities, and corporate issues. Megan represents entities and individuals in the FinTech space, including investment banks, broker-dealers, investment advisers, digital asset and currency trading platforms, alternative trading systems (ATSs), securities exchanges and swap execution facilities, and custodians. Megan represents these clients before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and state regulators. Megan also represents FinTech firms that are regulated as money service businesses, payment processors, and banks before the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and state banking regulators. Megan’s clients include traditional financial institutions and emerging technology firms focused on blockchain technology, digital assets, and cryptocurrencies.

Megan Kilissanly

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and state regulators. Megan also represents FinTech firms that are regulated as money service businesses, payment processors, and banks before the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and state banking regulators. Megan’s clients include traditional financial institutions and emerging technology firms focused on blockchain technology, digital assets, and cryptocurrencies.

Megan’s practice focuses on assisting financial services and technology clients with regulatory, securities, and corporate issues. Megan represents entities and individuals in the FinTech space, including investment banks, broker-dealers, investment advisers, digital asset and currency trading platforms, alternative trading systems (ATSs), securities exchanges and swap execution facilities, and custodians. Megan represents these clients before the... U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and state regulators. Megan also represents FinTech firms that are regulated as money service businesses, payment processors, and banks before the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and state banking regulators. Megan’s clients include traditional financial institutions and emerging technology firms focused on blockchain technology, digital assets, and cryptocurrencies.

Experience

Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience

  • Summer associate and law clerk at Nelson Mullins (2018–2019)
  • Judicial intern to the Hon. Marcia G. Cooke, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2017–2018)
  • Legal intern, Miami–Dade State Attorney’s Office (2017)

Educational Activities

  • University of Miami School of Law
    • Dean’s Fellow, Legal Communication and Research Skills I, and Legal Communication and Research Skills II

Languages

  • Spanish

Education

  • University of Miami School of Law, JD, cum laude (2019)
    • C.A.L.I. Excellence for the Future Award, Legal Communication and Research Skills I
    • C.A.L.I. Excellence for the Future Award, Legal Communication and Research Skills II
    • Articles & Comments Editor, University of Miami Inter–American Law Review
  • George Washington University, BA, cum laude (2016)

Admissions

  • Florida
  • District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Practice Areas

  • Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
    • 44th Class Graduate, Leadership Miami Program (2022)
  • Florida Securities Dealers Association, Board Member
  • Cuban American Bar Association