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Ethan L. Silver

Partner
Chair, FinTech
Co-chair, FinTech, Crypto, Trading & Markets
Chair, Broker-Dealer Practice

New York
T: +1 212.419.5862 F: +1 973.597.2400 esilver@lowenstein.com
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Ethan L. Silver is widely recognized as a leading U.S. attorney and authority on fintech, digital assets, and broker-dealer regulations. He leads a cross-disciplinary team that advises innovative startups, market participants, and large financial institutions at the intersection of fintech, securities, and digital assets, providing them with integrated counsel on regulatory, product structuring, registration, licensing, governance, risk, enforcement, and compliance matters. 

Ethan advises clients on a broad spectrum of matters including the design, launch, and operation of cutting-edge financial services platforms and products, as well as ongoing regulatory and enforcement-related matters involving fintech companies, broker-dealers, investment advisers, money services businesses, funds, market makers, and other novel technology companies supporting critical market infrastructure. His work spans the evolving securities and digital asset ecosystem and complex regulatory frameworks, including SEC and FINRA, as well as state money transmission and other state licensing regimes, with attention to cross-border considerations for global product deployment.

Ethan helps clients navigate the full lifecycle of product development and market entry—from product structuring, custody and settlement solutions, and implementing robust compliance programs (such as AML/KYC procedures, customer asset protection measures, disclosure frameworks, and risk mitigation), providing end-to-end guidance. He regularly advises and assists fintech companies in obtaining essential regulatory registrations, licenses, and authorizations needed to launch innovative financial products and services.

With deep experience in regulatory engagement and examinations, Ethan also represents clients in regulatory examinations, supervisory inquiries, enforcement matters, and investigations. He has represented clients before the SEC, FINRA, and state regulatory authorities through examinations and enforcement actions. He frequently works with clients to design pragmatic compliance architectures that scale—covering supervisory systems, surveillance, market abuse and manipulative trading controls, conflicts management, marketing and communications, operational resilience, and third-party/vendor oversight—while enabling rapid innovation and market growth.

Clients value Ethan’s practical, business-oriented approach and his ability to translate regulatory requirements into clear, actionable guidance for product teams, compliance functions, and executive leadership. He is regularly invited to speak and write on digital assets, market structure, and fintech regulation.

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Education

  • New York Law School (J.D.)

    University of Maryland (B.A.)

Affiliations

  • Member of SIFMA Legal and Compliance Society
  • Member of ABA Business Law Section: Federal Regulation of Securities Committee and active participant in various subcommittees, including Trading and Markets, Investment Advisers, FINRA Corporate Finance and Private Placement Broker-Dealer Task Force
  • Member New York State Bar Association, Business Law Section, Securities Regulation Committee

Admissions

  • New York
  • New Jersey

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