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Max
Mandich

Senior Associate
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Max is a Senior Associate with Global Counsel’s US Financial Services practice. Max previously served as a policy adviser to a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, primarily handling financial services policy and other economic issues. Prior to that, he was the Senior Director for research and policy analysis at Forbes Tate Partners, advising clients on policy developments and developing government relations strategies in financial services, appropriations, technology, and defence.  

At GC, Max focuses on analysing U.S. policy within the financial services sector including on issues relevant to fintech and digital assets.  

Latest Insights by Max Mandich

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Could Central Bank Digital Currencies change the way we pay for trade?

Financial Services

The growing debate around Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) has begun to focus increasingly on the question of cross-border payments. A number of pilots around the world have begun to test the practical questions of whether CBDCs can improve global trade invoicing. These discussions and the review of pilots have generally been confined to CBDC specialists and a…

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FTX bankruptcy rattles lawmakers globally. How does the industry move forward?

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The bankruptcy of major cryptocurrency exchange FTX marks a major moment in the ongoing drive to regulate digital assets within the United States, likely dwarfing the impact seen by the collapse of the Terra-Luna ecosystem earlier this year. The concurrent timing of the 2022 midterms blunted the initial reactions from Congress, but with contagion risks still possible and…

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Unpacking the surprising US midterm elections

General Politics

Joe Biden's Democratic Party overperformed expectations in the United States midterm elections, surprising Washington and European observers and plunging Donald Trump and the Republican Party into newfound turmoil. While Democrats are expected to narrowly lose the House, it was the most robust midterm performance for a Democratic incumbent in forty years. The weakened…

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