The securities specialist Nicole Tatz of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has joined Ripple’s legal team. Ripple has claimed that SEC has not given fair notice over the legal status of its token sales. As per lawyer James K. Filan, the SEC relied on a document that did not apply to Ripple’s situation. The first lawsuit was filed against Ripple by SEC and till now the end date for the proceedings is still unclear.