Law Firms Fenwick & West LLP FollowJune 28 (Reuters) - Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX sued one of its former top lawyers, accusing him of aiding fraud by company founder Sam Bankman-Fried and silencing whistleblowers who reported wrongdoing at the company. A lawyer for Friedberg and a spokesperson for FTX did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Bankman-Fried has been criminally charged in federal court in Manhattan with stealing billions in FTX customer funds to plug holes at the Alameda hedge fund and fund speculative investments. Friedberg served as an adviser to Bankman-Fried and his companies while working at law firm Fenwick & West. He became an in-house attorney at both FTX and Alameda in 2020.

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Persons: FTX, Sam Bankman, Daniel Friedberg, Friedberg, cryptocurrency Friedberg, Bankman, Fried, Fenwick, Andrew Goudsward, David Bario Organizations: Fenwick, Bankruptcy, Alameda Research, Friedberg, FTX, Reuters, West, Thomson Locations: Delaware, FTX, Alameda, Manhattan, U.S