Kayvan Ghaffari is general counsel MakersPlace, a premier NFT marketplace and the home to Beeple’s First 5000 Days, which sold for $69M with Christie’s. Kayvan is a copyright expert, who, prior to joining MakersPlace, practiced at global law firms representing companies of all stages in bet-the-company technology-related litigation, involving copyright, cybersecurity and digital crimes, and blockchain/cryptocurrency matters. In addition to litigating, Kayvan had a robust technology counseling practice with a focus on advising and assessing risk relating to technology business models, product designs and product launches, including strategizing with clients to mitigate liability under intellectual property, Internet, and financial regulations for technology and cryptocurrency clients.