The Trump family's crypto project WLFI has hired prominent litigation lawyer Tom Clare in its lawsuit against Justin Sun.

World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's crypto project, has hired prominent litigator Tom Clare in its lawsuit against Justin Sun. The law firm representing the company is Clare Locke LLP. Tom Clare is known for his expertise in commercial litigation and defamation cases, and is active in media and technology-related legal disputes. He is particularly prominent in the crypto industry for representing projects and companies in controversies such as defamation and contract disputes. In 2023, Tom Clare led a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, accusing it of spreading false claims of "Dominion fraud" in the 2020 US election. The case was settled for $787.5 million before trial, considered one of the largest public defamation settlements involving a US media company. Previously, it was reported that World Liberty Financial had filed a lawsuit in a Florida court, accusing Justin Sun of defamation and alleging a "systematic pressure campaign" against the project.