Legal professional Kylie Chiseul Kim, one in all Ripple Labs Inc.’s key protection counsel within the ongoing litigation in opposition to the U.S. Securities and Alternate Fee (SEC), has filed a movement to withdraw from the case.

Within the movement filed within the Southern District of New York, Kim has indicated that she is going to now not be related to Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., the regulation agency at present representing Ripple Labs.

The doc additionally clarified that different attorneys from the identical agency and counsel from Debevoise & Plimpton LLP will proceed representing Ripple.

As reported by U.At this time, Kim joined the Ripple authorized staff in July 2022 alongside Clayton J. Masterman. Each attorneys have been introduced on board because the SEC lawsuit in opposition to Ripple, its CEO Brad Garlinghouse, and co-founder Christian Larsen continued. The addition of those legal professionals on the time was seen as a method to strengthen Ripple’s authorized staff for an anticipated extended authorized battle.

Kim’s sudden exit has thus left many questioning what it might indicate in regards to the ongoing case. Twitter reactions to the information have been a mixture of confusion and hypothesis. Nonetheless, the consensus gave the impression to be that Kim’s departure was associated to her leaving her regulation agency, not essentially indicating a big shift within the lawsuit’s standing. 

Some Twitter customers speculated that Kim had been ready for the lawsuit to conclude earlier than altering jobs or firms.