{"id":3379,"date":"2025-06-19T11:18:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T11:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/pump-fun-strengthens-legal-team-with-fresh-hires-to-fight-burwick-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:18:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T11:18:41","slug":"pump-fun-strengthens-legal-team-with-fresh-hires-to-fight-burwick-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/pump-fun-strengthens-legal-team-with-fresh-hires-to-fight-burwick-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Pump.fun strengthens legal team with fresh hires to fight Burwick lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The legal battle lawsuit against the memecoin launchpad Pump.fun is heating up, and the firm is gearing up to fight.<\/p>\n<p>According to recent <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/protos.com\/pump-fun-taps-high-profile-lawyers-to-battle-burwick-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a>, Pump.fun\u2019s parent company, Baton Corporation, has hired several high-profile attorneys to bolster its defense in its ongoing legal battles. The new hires include crypto litigation experts from the international law firm Brown Rudnick, including a former SEC investigator, Daniel L. Sachs.<\/p>\n<p>The move aims to strengthen the firm\u2019s defense team as it battles a series of allegations from Burwick Law, a New York-based firm that launched its legal campaign against the platform earlier this year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">**LEGAL ACTION ALERT: PUMPDOTFUN**  <\/p>\n<p>Burwick Law is pursuing legal action on behalf of investors in pumpdotfun memecoins. If you lost money on any pumpdotfun memecoins, you may be entitled to compensation.   <\/p>\n<p>Read more below.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Burwick Law (@BurwickLaw) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BurwickLaw\/status\/1879576509612269584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Burwick first served Pump.fun with a class action lawsuit in January, accusing the platform of various forms of misconduct. The firm alleged that the platform\u2019s offerings violate U.S. securities laws, and claimed that it artificially inflates token prices for personal gain, thereby causing significant losses for investors.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>A second filing followed shortly after, expanding the case to include the platform\u2019s co-founders, Baton Corporation, and other key figures behind the project. Burwick Law\u2019s CEO also accused Pump.fun of attempting to intimidate and derail the legal process, after several tokens allegedly tied to his family appeared on the platform in a fraudulent fundraising scheme.<\/p>\n<p>The recent suspension of the official X accounts of Pump.fun and its co-founder Alon Cohen reignited Burwick Law\u2019s campaign. The firm posted shortly after the takedown, leveraging speculation that the move may have been linked to the nature of the platform\u2019s services to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/burwicklaw\/status\/1934702780800790804?s=46\" target=\"_blank\">renew<\/a> calls for more affected investors to join the class action lawsuit, which now includes over 500 participants.<\/p>\n<p>However, Pump.fun isn\u2019t the only project under Burwick\u2019s legal spotlight. The firm is also leading lawsuits against other similar platforms, including BULLX, DexScreener, GMGN, and more.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The legal battle lawsuit against the memecoin launchpad Pump.fun is heating up, and the firm is gearing up to fight. 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