Jonno Forman is an experienced litigator and compliance attorney who guides financial services and emerging technology clients through ever-changing regulations relating to securities, commodities, money transmission, data privacy, cybersecurity and information security. As co-leader of BakerHostetler’s Financial Services Regulatory and Compliance team and a leading member of the firm’s Chambers-ranked FinTech practices for Data Protection & Cybersecurity (Band 2, USA), Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies (Band 3, USA) and FinTech Legal (Band 4, USA), Jonno advises clients where technology and financial services converge, focusing on new investment, payment, loyalty/rewards and blockchain products and services, including with respect to prediction markets, cryptocurrencies, digital assets, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and Web3 (e.g., DApps, DAOs and DeFi). Among other honors, Jonno was ranked #4 in Attorney Intel’s Top 25 Financial Services and Insurance Attorneys for 2025 and Tier 1 in Legal 500 City Elite (New York) for Cybersecurity and Data Protection in 2026.
Trusted and Practical Advisor. Over the years, Jonno has worked with hedge fund and private equity fund managers, investment advisers, single and multifamily offices, introducing and clearing brokers, banks, trust companies, insurance companies, money services businesses (MSB), payment processors and other financial services, financial technology and emerging technology companies to address their most sensitive issues. Jonno has successfully guided companies and individuals through investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) and various other state attorneys general offices and financial regulators, resolving many without charges ever being brought against them.
Compliance Authority. Jonno also routinely advises clients with respect to their regulatory compliance programs and transactional due diligence relating to litigation, bribery, money laundering, market manipulation, data privacy, information security, cybersecurity, business continuity and other legal and reputational risks, including compliance with DFS’s Bitlicense and Cybersecurity Regulations, the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), FinCEN’s anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, OFAC’s sanctions programs, the Safeguards Rule of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Regulation E of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Thought Leader. Jonno is an interdisciplinary practitioner who writes and speaks on the topic of securities and financial regulation and enforcement, highlighting significant developments for legal and compliance personnel, including insider trading, data privacy, information security, cybersecurity, big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain applications, digital assets, virtual currency and other regulatory priorities and trends. He is the author of the data privacy and cybersecurity chapters of the Practising Law Institute’s investment adviser and fintech treatises, and also has been published and/or quoted by dozens of leading industry periodicals.
