Solana CEO ghosts Burwick Law 9 times over Pump Fun lawsuit
Solana CEO Anatoly Yakovenko has managed to dodge nine attempts to serve him a Pump Fun lawsuit accusing him of playing a part in the memecoin platform’s fraudulent casino enterprise. Law firms Burwick Law and Wolf Popper recently filed an amended lawsuit naming crypto firms Solana and Jito, along with various executives, as defendants in their case against Pump Fun. They began serving defendants last week, including both Solana Labs and Jito Labs. However, after repeated “diligent efforts,” the firms failed to serve Yakovenko, fellow Solana co-founder Raj Gokal, Solana Foundation President Lily Liu, Jito CEO and COO Lucas Bruder, and Brian Smith. They were also unable to serve the Jito Foundation itself . Yakovenko, who lives in a luxury apartment in San Francisco, dodged three attempts to serve him on August 5. Burwick Law claims they were unsuccessful “due to the secured nature of the building, and lack of response.” Burwick says Solana and Jito ‘co-consp...