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Our cross-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary teams possess a proven track record in the digital assets market. From investors and FinTech start-ups to incumbent financial services companies, we are experienced in advising and leading clients across the entirety of the digital asset life cycle.
We routinely assist and work with DEXs, NFT marketplaces, DAOs, digital asset funds and more, navigating this dynamic regulatory landscape, including advising on licensing secondary markets for structured products, product design, regulatory preparation, building tokens/smart contracts and other product offerings. We are not learning on the job, and indeed have created our own proprietary smart contracts/are exploring how blockchain technology can assist our firm.
For more established market players and global digital payments providers, we advise on a variety of legal matters in this space, including entering and expanding within the FinTech and e-payments sector; through partnerships and joint venture, acquisitions and innovative distribution channels; setting up cryptocurrency exchanges; initial token offerings, as well as navigating clients through the evolving and multi-jurisdictional regulated environment impacting the sector.
To complement our client offering and remain at the forefront of policy formation, we are key figures when working with Government, Treasury and the relevant regulators in shaping the regulation in and of digital assets. We were recently awarded Best Regulatory Advisor for 2023 by Hedgeweek at their APAC Digital Assets Awards. Several of our partners are recognised thought leaders in this field, and part-time academics teaching in this space.
Supporting our advisory specialists is a cross-jurisdictional team of litigation and dispute resolution experts, with experience in financial, commercial and technology related disputes in the fintech sector, covering areas of intellectual property, real estate, construction, commercial agreements and white-collar crime. We are involved in multiple arbitrations in connection with digital assets.
If you’d like to know more about our offering in the digital assets and blockchain space and better understand how we can advise you, please get in touch with any member of our team below.
Advising on the tokenisation of financial products, advising on primary and secondary markets for tokens, developing novel token structures and assisting DAOs. All forms of cryptocurrency licensing, compliance and advice.
Advising a cryptocurrency exchange operator on maintaining up to date AML/CTF best practices and ensuring compliance with jurisdictional requirements.
Working with various private think tanks on policy design and development for CBDCs in developing countries.
Working to create Australia’s first licensed secondary market for trading of tokenised assets.
Providing consultation papers on the design of the digital assets regulation to the Australian Treasury, and key Senators.
Working for many DeFi entities on financial services regulatory compliance, governance and risk frameworks. Responding to notices from ASIC and AUSTRAC.
Acting for a consultancy company in respect of a dispute arising out of services provided in preparation for a IEO in the US, including investigating an attachment of earnings against the newly issued tokens.
Acted for an NFT art broker in a dispute relating to royalty payments arising from NFT sales on a Blockchain platform.
Advised a Web3 NFT start-up on the USD 150 million sale of their business to a leading fintech and payments business.
Advised a Web3 NFT start-up on the USD 150 million sale of their business to a leading fintech and payments business.
Advising a cryptocurrency exchange operator on maintaining up to date AML/CTF best practices and ensuring compliance with jurisdictional requirements.
Advising on the tokenisation of financial products, advising on primary and secondary markets for tokens, developing novel token structures and assisting DAOs. All forms of cryptocurrency licensing, compliance and advice.
Working for many DeFi entities on financial services regulatory compliance, governance and risk frameworks. Responding to notices from ASIC and AUSTRAC.
Working to create Australia’s first licensed secondary market for trading of tokenised assets.
Working with various private think tanks on policy design and development for CBDCs in developing countries.
Providing consultation papers on the design of the digital assets regulation to the Australian Treasury, and key Senators.
Working with leading digital assets / blockchain businesses to create tokens for capital fundraising, including through trading on secondary markets through centralised exchanges.
Having various academic commitments, including one as an Adjunct professor of law who teaches at a university on blockchain law.
Working for many DeFi entities on innovative product design and launches, specialising in design of financial services products.
Working with various DEXs to obtain AFSL and DCE licensing in the funds management space, marketing making space and other areas across different product types.
Advising Huobi, a global cryptocurrency exchange in its purchase of a Latin American cryptocurrency exchange which has operations in, amongst other places, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay.
Advised and represented a client in a dispute relating to cryptocurrency fraud in the Middle East.
Acted for an NFT art broker in a dispute relating to royalty payments arising from NFT sales on a Blockchain platform.
Advised a Web3 NFT start-up on the USD 150 million sale of their business to a leading fintech and payments business.
Advising a Middle East food and beverage company on the proposed sale and marketing of NFTs in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, including comparison of the respective regulatory environments and advice on key risks and issues.
Advising the Middle East and Africa arm of a German car manufacturer on intellectual property rights in the context of a drone video produced for the purpose of creating an NFT, including regulatory advice on the sale and distribution of NFTs.
Advising the Middle East arm of a Japanese car manufacturer on regulatory and charity law issues connected with the proposed issuance of a series of NFTs celebrating an anniversary of one of its models that were intended to be released with profits paid to charity.
Supporting a US blockchain platform business on local establishment, regulatory issues and customer contracts in the UAE.
Advising Komgo, a consortium of leading banks, trading and energy companies for the digitalisation of trade and commodities finance processes through a blockchain based open platform.
Defence of Initial Coin Offering participants in securities class action litigation.
Drafting policies to insure corporations in the blockchain industry.
Advising on insurance coverage issues arising under crypto and blockchain insurance policies.
Advising and assisting a carbon credit exchange provider with the offering of tokenized carbon credits to unlock liquidity.
Advised a Web3 NFT start-up on the USD 150 million sale of their business to a leading fintech and payments business.
Acting for a consultancy company in respect of a dispute arising out of services provided in preparation for a IEO in the US, including investigating an attachment of earnings against the newly issued tokens.
Advising insurers and organisations on the legality of cryptocurrency payments arising from a ransomware attack pursuant to applicable sanctions, Terrorism Act and anti-money laundering legislation.
Acting for a crypto-exchange in a multi-jurisdictional tracing and recovery action arising following a hacking incident.
Working with the UK Government funded Digital Catapult on the Weather Ledger project through its smart contract consultancy Clyde Code.
The 12-month project developed and demonstrated a distributed ledger technology (DLT) solution for automated evidence collection, information exchange, and contract administration relating to adverse weather events at construction sites.
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