Top crypto lawyers – Walmart lures Goldman bankers – Wall Street moves of the week

Good morning and welcome to Insider Finance. I’m Dan DeFrancesco, and here’s what’s on the agenda today:

• Carlyle executives explain how they helped portfolio company Novolex diversify its workforce.
• Meet the leading crypto and blockchain-focused lawyers in the red-hot industry.
• The top Wall Street people moves of the week you need to know. 

We are also looking for nominations for upcoming list of top equity research analysts under 35. Find out more about the list, and how to nominate someone here. 

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Carlyle execs share strategies for how they helped a portfolio company recruit women board members and triple its number of diverse managers over the past 5 years

Carlyle’s Kara Helander and Wesley Bieligk detailed the five-year journey to improve diversity at portfolio company Novolex. Find out how they did it, and how other PE firms can mimic their success. 

Click here to read the entire story.

19 crypto and blockchain-focused lawyers who are inking deals, fighting lawsuits, and navigating fast-evolving regulations

Meet the lawyers at big firms like Goodwin and boutiques like DLx Law who are working on cutting-edge issues in the digital-currency space. Read more here.

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Wall Street people moves: 18 must-know hires, promotions, and exits this week

Goldman Sachs' Colleen Foster retires. Garry Collins departs Bank of America for Credit Suisse. Zach Kurz starts his own firm. Thasunda Brown Duckett leaves JPMorgan for TIAA. These are the people moves you need to know. See more here.

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Rally, an app that splits collectibles like vintage cars into shares, just nabbed Robinhood's litigation head. Here's how she's using her legal know-how to turbocharge the startup's growth.

Nili Moghaddam, Robinhood's former head of litigation, shares how her new role at fintech Rally will help its expansion.  Read more here.