K. Susan Grafton is a partner in the Washington, DC and New York offices of Dechert LLP where she focuses her practice on advising broker-dealers, alternative trading systems, securities exchanges and investment managers on their business, regulatory, and compliance issues. She works closely with a variety of digital currency entrepreneurs in developing businesses that comply with the federal securities laws and other legal and regulatory requirements. Ms. Grafton also represents clients in connection with regulatory exams and enforcement investigations.

Previously, Ms. Grafton was Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where she advised the Securities Division on a variety of sales and trading issues, including soft dollars. She began her career in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Trading and Markets.

Ms. Grafton received her LL.M. in Securities Regulation from Georgetown University Law Center and her J.D. from The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law.

She is a member of the District of Columbia and New York bars.