FTX’s Law Firm Hit With Queries on Work Before Crypto Collapse

FTX’s legal troubles are reaching its law firm, Fenwick & West, which faces federal law enforcement subpoenas and a class-action lawsuit tied to the failed crypto exchange.

Bankruptcy counsel for FTX has discussed “federal law enforcement subpoenas to Fenwick” with the law firm’s general counsel, Kathryn Fritz, according to a court document filed in March. The document, which details work by Sullivan & Cromwell lawyers on FTX’s bankruptcy in January, doesn’t say what the subpoenas requested or which investigation they pertained to.

Fenwick is also among a number of companies targeted with a class-action lawsuit alleging the firm helped aid ...