Austin Stanton

Austin Stanton is an attorney advisor at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, focusing on the Office of Crypto Assets since January 2024. Prior to this role, Austin worked as an associate at Sidley Austin LLP, specializing in blockchain, corporate, finance, and energy from September 2021 to January 2024, and completed a summer associate position at the same firm in June 2020. Earlier experience includes a legal internship at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from May 2019 to July 2019. Austin holds a Doctor of Law (JD) from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (2018-2021) and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Southern California (2014-2017).