From token issuance to DeFi architecture, from DAO governance to cross-border structuring, we provide the legal precision that empowers blockchain projects to operate lawfully, scale globally, and earn the trust of regulators, investors, and users.
Our Legal & Compliance experts combine crypto-native experience with global legal acumen to build structures that are secure, scalable, and regulation-ready.
Legal guidance for launching native utility tokens, drafting MiCAR-compliant whitepapers, and issuing jurisdiction-specific opinions that keep tokens outside securities regimes while embedding sustainable tokenomics and robust governance from day one.
Comprehensive advice on converting equity, debt, real estate, commodities, and other real-world assets into blockchain-native digital securities that meet EU Pilot Regime, Swiss DLT Act, and U.S. Security Act requirements, enabling compliant primary issuance and secondary trading with global investor reach.
Regulatory analysis and structuring for lending & borrowing protocols, automated market makers, liquidity pools, algorithmic strategies, and AI agents trading, focusing on smart-contract enforceability, decentralization assessments, and risk disclosures that keep non-custodial platforms legally resilient across multiple jurisdictions.
End-to-end support for crypto exchanges, custodians, brokers, and wallet providers seeking licensing under MiCAR, Swiss AML rules, or offshore frameworks, including design of tailored compliance programmes and drafting of internal policies that satisfy heightened regulatory scrutiny.
Legal structuring and transactional support for acquisitions, strategic investments, and corporate combinations in the Web3 industry.
This includes traditional M&A transactions involving equity or IP transfers, as well as token-based mergers, protocol consolidations, and SPAC-style deals executed through token swaps or structured token distributions.
We advise on the design of investment instruments such as SAFEs, SAFTs, token warrants, and hybrid equity-token models, ensuring enforceability, regulatory compliance, and commercial alignment across jurisdictions.
Our work integrates cross-border due diligence, IP transfers, founder vesting, and post-transaction governance to enable scalable growth and secure investor participation in the evolving digital economy.
Formation of on-shore or off-shore foundations, associations, and other legal wrappers for DAO entities and on-chain governance frameworks, embedding limited-liability protections, fiduciary standards, and transparent decision-making that reinforce community trust and regulatory credibility.
Holistic mapping of regulatory perimeters and licensing obligations across EU, US, Switzerland, BVI, Cayman, and other key jurisdictions, creating multi-entity architectures that optimise operational scalability while maintaining clarity for regulators and investors alike.