Juan Antonio is a financial services regulatory and litigation attorney who counsels clients across the fintech, gaming, and emerging-technology sectors.
Juan Antonio’s practice spans the full spectrum of state, federal, and cross-border market regulation issues. He regularly counsels banks, money services businesses, digital asset companies, gaming publishers, and other fintech institutions on securities and commodity derivatives, consumer protection, and data privacy and cybersecurity regulations. He has extensive experience working with payment systems, with a focus on Bank Secrecy Act compliance, anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC), money transmission, virtual currency, and sanctions screening. As a member of the firm’s Fintech Group, Juan Antonio works closely with digital asset issuers, intermediaries, and exchanges on product structuring and licensing.
Additionally, Juan Antonio represents financial services clients in securities and consumer class actions, as well as shareholder and governance, fiduciary duty, whistleblower, and contract dispute actions. He also guides clients through internal and government investigations involving the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Department of Justice, and the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
Juan Antonio is committed to pro bono service. His matters include representing individuals seeking political asylum, nonprofit organizations in First Amendment disputes, and families pursuing Federal Tort Claims Act relief. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Baylor University School of Law, teaching legal writing in the Practice Court program.
- Advised sports gambling and fantasy sports company in launch of sports-memorabilia NFT marketplace and in connection with NFLPA licensing agreement
- Advised video game publisher on matters relating to Bank Secrecy Act compliance, AML/KYC regulations, and data privacy
- Represented cryptocurrency trading platform in regulatory investigations by DOJ and CFTC and internal investigations related to OFAC and FinCEN compliance
- Advised cryptocurrency trading platforms and token issuers on matters relating to federal securities and commodity derivatives regulations
- Advised global financial services company in enhancing Bank Secrecy Act reporting program
- Advised major social networking website on matters relating to COPPA and other data privacy regulations
- Advised crypto-fiat payments services provider on matters relating to AML/KYC and federal consumer protection regulation compliance
- Advised oil and gas company in dispute over cryptocurrency mining operations
- Represented food technology company executives in investigation by the SEC and successfully obtained a no-enforcement decision
- Represented major credit reporting agencies in class actions and single-plaintiff cases alleging violations under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, including prevailing on motions to dismiss and motion to compel arbitration
- Defended global investment bank in putative class action alleging violations of Fair Credit Reporting Act and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, successfully obtaining a no-money settlement
- Advised leading information services provider in enhancing Fair Credit Reporting Act compliance program
- Represented ad hoc group of lenders in adversary proceeding related to intercreditor contractual disputes and prevailed at trial
- Represented Fortune 500 health insurance company in class action lawsuit alleging violations of ERISA and prevailed on all claims at summary judgment
- Represented global engineering and construction company in internal investigation related to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance
- Advised multinational pharmaceutical and medical technology corporation in class action claims in South Africa
- Represented global life sciences company in Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act case and prevailed at summary judgment
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- Texas
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, J.D.: magna cum laude; Senior Executive Editor, Baylor Law Review; Baylor Barrister Society
- Georgetown University, B.A.: Government and Sociology; George F. Baker Scholar
Professional Activities
Speaking Engagements
- AI at the Gates: Navigating Data Privacy & Cybersecurity in the Age of Intelligent Systems – Dallas Association of Young Lawyers CLE (June 18, 2025)
- Crypto Fundamentals: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Digital Assets – People’s Law School, Baylor University School of Law (February 10, 2024)
- Blockchain & Digital Assets 101: Breaking Down the Basics – People’s Law School, Baylor University School of Law (February 11, 2023)
- Non-Fungible Tokens and the Gamification of the Markets – Loan Syndications and Trading Association CLE (July 26, 2022)
- The Future of Finance is Now: Blockchain, NFTs, Cryptocurrency, and the Role of Digital Assets – Washington CLE (May 17, 2022)
Recent Publications
- “Crypto and the Law,” Texas Bar Journal (March 2025)
- “Crypto, It’s in the Game,” Dallas Bar Association Headnotes (January 2025)
- “NFT Museums in the Metaverse,” Dallas Bar Association Headnotes (March 2022)
- “What Happens in State Court Stays in State Court: Comity and the Relitigation Exception to the Anti-Injunction Act,” 15 FIU L. Rev. 175 (2021)
- “Closing the Door on Fraud Plaintiffs: Carduco’s Effect on Claims for Fraudulent Inducement in Texas,” 71 Baylor L. Rev. 493 (2019)
Member
- Dallas Hispanic Bar Association, Secretary (2025 - present); DAYL Representative (2024-2025)
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Board of Directors and 2025 Young Lawyer Pro Bono Service Award Recipient (2024-2025)
- Hispanic National Bar Association, Judicial Endorsements Committee, Deputy (2024-present)