Law & Regulation

Legal experts and regulators who drive the discourse in law, governance, and policy-making, shaping the legal landscape with their knowledge and experience

Jordan Wiseman

Jordan Wiseman

Jordan has spent more than a quarter century removing barriers, improving security, and enhancing lives through technology. He combines practical experience with modern business skills to protect people and data. Currently, Jordan is a Fellow with Online's Risk, Security, and Privacy team where he works with clients in several sectors as a VCISO and advisor. He also contributes research and leadership on many topics, including, compliance, cryptography, extended reality, artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, and data privacy.

Jordan has spent more than a quarter century removing barriers, improving security, and enhancing lives through technology. He combines practical experience with modern business skills to protect people and data. Currently, Jordan is a Fellow with O... Show more

Mark Williams Fractional IT Director / CTO

Mark Williams Fractional IT Director / CTO

Mark has been successfully delivering "Business IT Change" outcomes for 35+ years. Over his career he’s held Programme delivery, IT Director, Executive and Non-Executive roles in Not for profit, Financial services, Public, Digital process outsourcing and Law sectors. He now runs his own Project coaching and delivery consultancy.

His practice specialises in Advice, Coaching and Delivery to help Sponsors, Programmes, and Project teams achieve success. He offers practical, common sense advice to Doing the rights things, right.

Mark posts regularly on LinkedIn about Data, Success, Judgement, Best advice and Helping people.

Mark has been successfully delivering "Business IT Change" outcomes for 35+ years. Over his career he’s held Programme delivery, IT Director, Executive and Non-Executive roles in Not for profit, Financial services, Public, Digital process outsourcing... Show more

Adam Wyss

Adam Wyss

Adam has been an API thought leader at Chevron, helping develop initial API platform roadmaps and standards. Now, as the enterprise architect for legal applications, Adam is responsible for managing the portfolio of APIs and IT assets used by the law function to manage compliance, intellectual property, and legal matters.

Adam has been an API thought leader at Chevron, helping develop initial API platform roadmaps and standards. Now, as the enterprise architect for legal applications, Adam is responsible for managing the portfolio of APIs and IT assets used by the law... Show more

Talita Dias

Talita Dias

Dr Talita Dias is the Senior Research Fellow in the International Law Programme at Chatham House. She is a founding member of the Oxford Process on International Law Protections in Cyberspace, at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC). She was previously a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the application of international law to new technologies. Talita has taught a range of subjects, including international law and international criminal law. She holds a DPhil/PhD and a master’s degree in law from Oxford and is a qualified lawyer in Brazil.

Dr Talita Dias is the Senior Research Fellow in the International Law Programme at Chatham House. She is a founding member of the Oxford Process on International Law Protections in Cyberspace, at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflic... Show more

Tara Bartlett

Tara Bartlett

Tara Bartlett, PhD is a Senior Research Analyst at Arizona State University's Participatory Governance Initiative. Tara’s research focuses on student-centered participatory governance within school communities and is driven by 14 years of teaching experience in Title I schools and a passion for integrating opportunities for youth and families to participate in school decision-making processes and policy creation and adoption. These experiences, alongside the outcomes of civic action and student voice, prompted Tara to assess how schools can better equip youth with the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and practices to become political and civic changemakers within their own communities. Tara has also worked on small and large-scale civic education projects, including serving as Co-Director of the Arizona Civic Coalition, working on the Educating for American Democracy project and the Project Citizen Research Program, and facilitating cross-cultural learning opportunities for the U.S. State Department.

Tara Bartlett, PhD is a Senior Research Analyst at Arizona State University's Participatory Governance Initiative. Tara’s research focuses on student-centered participatory governance within school communities and is driven by 14 years of teaching ex... Show more

Nick N.

Nick N.

As a certified coach, I specialize in helping individuals navigate extraordinarily complex challenges.

My expertise lies in performing internet research and information processing for individuals facing legal issues, traumatic events, or dealing with public scrutiny.

INTERNET RESEARCH:
When a crisis or complex situation arises, you need answers, and you need them fast. Unfortunately, finding credible information to inform your answers can be next to impossible—especially when your world is being turned upside down. This is where my work comes into play.

I understand how to search, absorb, and simplify highly complex information so that you can grasp it. More importantly, I know how to outthink sophisticated algorithms designed to keep the most helpful information hidden in the furthest corners of the web.

INFORMATION PROCESSING:
Ultimately, my job is to make sure you have as much of the right information to confidently make informed decisions best for you.

Over the years, I've learned that having access to the right information is truly valuable when you know how to apply it and anticipate what to expect.

During this aspect of my coaching, I like to think of myself as your second brain.

When your world is being bombarded from seemingly every side, I offer nuanced, context-driven support to assist you in processing, understanding, and thoughtfully navigating your circumstances so that you can reclaim your peace-of-mind.

As a certified coach, I specialize in helping individuals navigate extraordinarily complex challenges. My expertise lies in performing internet research and information processing for individuals facing legal issues, traumatic events, or dealing w... Show more

Ondra Urban

Ondra Urban

I’ve been a lawyer and an engineer. Now I’m the COO of Apify, but I prefer to think of myself as the chief debugging officer. I enjoy finding weak spots and bottlenecks in systems and unlocking their full potential. Apify’s mission is to make the web more programmable. My mission is to make Apify the well-oiled machine that can achieve that goal. By the way, I love race cars 🏎, science 👨‍🔬 and gaming 🎮.

I’ve been a lawyer and an engineer. Now I’m the COO of Apify, but I prefer to think of myself as the chief debugging officer. I enjoy finding weak spots and bottlenecks in systems and unlocking their full potential. Apify’s mission is to make the web... Show more

Roshi Sharma

Roshi Sharma

Roshi Sharma, Partner and CEO of LawBEAM, leads a specialised legal practice focused on the crypto and blockchain industry.

LawBEAM is recognised as the trusted advisor for businesses at the cutting edge of financial technology.

Roshi serves a diverse client base of crypto, technology, and finance firms, helping them navigate UK and international laws and regulations.

Roshi was previously Global Head of Restructuring at HSBC Holdings plc (2013-2021), where he worked closely with regulators in the UK, the United States, and the Asia Pacific. Roshi’s private practice career spanned a decade at English law firm, Slaughter and May (2004-2013). He was also an advisor to the UK Government during the 2008/9 Global Financial Crisis.

A sought-after voice, Roshi has been a key-note speaker at Crisis Management Groups attended by G20 Central Banks and global regulators.

LawBEAM represents clients across the full ecosystem of crypto and digital assets and in multiple countries worldwide.

Roshi Sharma, Partner and CEO of LawBEAM, leads a specialised legal practice focused on the crypto and blockchain industry. LawBEAM is recognised as the trusted advisor for businesses at the cutting edge of financial technology. Roshi serves a... Show more

Didi Rufus

Didi Rufus

Venezuelan. Lawyer and NFT Artist. YouTube content creator and entrepreneur. Living in Portugal since 2020. 100% dedicated to help artists and investors to develop their projects on the Web3.

Venezuelan. Lawyer and NFT Artist. YouTube content creator and entrepreneur. Living in Portugal since 2020. 100% dedicated to help artists and investors to develop their projects on the Web3. Show more

Sakina Pesh

Sakina Pesh

I am a strategic and progressive professional with a strong focus on quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement. I have extensive experience in Digital Strategy, Marketing & Transformation, Business Development, Process Improvement, Project Management, New Channel Development, Business & Technology Alignment. managing marketing plans and campaigns that drive sales, expand markets and generate leads to revenue and company growth.
Throughout my career, I have been an effective leader and member of the team. As a leader, I train and mentor my team members to upskill their current market intelligence and improve their performance. As a member of the team, I commit to corporate directions and know when to step in and make meaningful contributions.

I am a strategic and progressive professional with a strong focus on quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement. I have extensive experience in Digital Strategy, Marketing & Transformation, Business Development, Process Improvement, Project Mana... Show more

昌宏 坂本

昌宏 坂本

I'm a local government official in the Information Department of the City of Hiroshima. I'm a leading expert on DX human resource development for local government officials and holds a Master of Science in Instructional Systems. I'm currently a doctoral student at the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hiroshima City University, researching DX skill surveys of local government officials and developing an individualized optimal learning system based on instructional design theory. I'm also the Japan Reegisterd Information Security Specialist Association (JP-RISSA) board member.

I'm a local government official in the Information Department of the City of Hiroshima. I'm a leading expert on DX human resource development for local government officials and holds a Master of Science in Instructional Systems. I'm currently a docto... Show more

Christian Häp

Christian Häp

Originally coming from software development, I have been researching and developing new technologies and architectures in the cloud for many years.
As CTO at JUNE, I am now responsible for several software development teams, the further development of our cloud platform, the Product Management and IT.

Originally coming from software development, I have been researching and developing new technologies and architectures in the cloud for many years. As CTO at JUNE, I am now responsible for several software development teams, the further development ... Show more

Stephen Wink

Stephen Wink

Stephen Wink is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins and a co-chair of the firm’s Global Digital Assets & Web3 Practice. He advises digital asset and web3 ecosystem players including exchanges, trading platforms, NFT and token issuers, as well as traditional financial institutions and investment banks on matters involving the regulation of markets, and related compliance and enforcement matters. Mr. Wink advises on the overlapping patchwork of regulations covering the financial markets and their application to innovative products and platforms, including laws under the SEA of 1934 and rules of the FINRA. Mr. Wink is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers FinTech and is recognized by Chambers USA as one of the country’s leading financial services broker-dealer regulation lawyers.

Stephen Wink is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins and a co-chair of the firm’s Global Digital Assets & Web3 Practice. He advises digital asset and web3 ecosystem players including exchanges, trading platforms, NFT and token issuers... Show more

Rachel Taylor

Rachel Taylor

Security and Compliance Leader

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Ariyo Ransomed

Ariyo Ransomed

Studied International Law and Diplomacy at Babcock University, Crossed over to tech in 2020 by learning graphics design during the lockdown as a result of covid`. In November 2022, started machine learning, programming language and AI models at Data Science Nigeria till date. I have always had passion for tech and i believe that nothing is impossible to learn regardless of whatever career path you're on currently.

Studied International Law and Diplomacy at Babcock University, Crossed over to tech in 2020 by learning graphics design during the lockdown as a result of covid`. In November 2022, started machine learning, programming language and AI models at Data ... Show more

Miguel Dinis Lucas

Miguel Dinis Lucas

Miguel is a Portuguese qualified lawyer with a deep understanding of the venture capital ecosystem. After three years of working at Morais Leitão’s Team Genesis, during which he co-lectured the “Startup Lifecycle” module in the Law and Tech Masters at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Miguel joined Taylor Wessing’s renowned Corporate Technology Team in London. His practice focuses on advising emerging/high-growth companies and investors in financing rounds, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.

Furthermore, Miguel has a preeminent understanding of the Web3 space and relevant experience assisting companies and individuals in the sector. In October 2022, he co-founded Blockchain Lawyers Group - a global network of legal experts in blockchain and crypto related matters.

Miguel is a Portuguese qualified lawyer with a deep understanding of the venture capital ecosystem. After three years of working at Morais Leitão’s Team Genesis, during which he co-lectured the “Startup Lifecycle” module in the Law and Tech Masters a... Show more

Wendy Jacobs

Wendy Jacobs

Wendy Jacobs, JD, is a Product Management Leader, Coach, Mentor and Trainer. She has over 20 years of product development experience, specifically in Product Management. Her current focus is on coaching all levels of Product people on how to maximize the business value delivered. Wendy is passionate about mentoring others in Agility, Product Ownership and Product Management as well as delivering training courses, and presenting at conferences and meetups.

Wendy Jacobs, JD, is a Product Management Leader, Coach, Mentor and Trainer. She has over 20 years of product development experience, specifically in Product Management. Her current focus is on coaching all levels of Product people on how to maximiz... Show more

Rodney Mhungu

Rodney Mhungu

I am a Technology/Technical Specialist at Microsoft, I focus on empowering customers to achieve their information protection, governance & risk management ambitions through the Microsoft Purview & Microsoft Priva suite of products and features.

I am a Technology/Technical Specialist at Microsoft, I focus on empowering customers to achieve their information protection, governance & risk management ambitions through the Microsoft Purview & Microsoft Priva suite of products and features. Show more

Dan Hyde

Dan Hyde

Prof Dan Hyde is a law firm partner, academic and business coach (Cambridge University and London University) specializing in NFTs. He represents a number of the Fortune Nfty 50, wrote the leading books on NFT and Metaverse international regulation and delivers talks around the world. He spoke at NFT.NYC 2022 and has a passion for helping NFT entrepreneurs

Prof Dan Hyde is a law firm partner, academic and business coach (Cambridge University and London University) specializing in NFTs. He represents a number of the Fortune Nfty 50, wrote the leading books on NFT and Metaverse international regulation a... Show more

Hernan Ortiz

Hernan Ortiz

Hernan is an investor and collector who owns early artworks of notable artists such as Jose Delbo, Carlos Marcial, Javier Arres, Pak, Fewocious, and Trevor Jones. Hernan purchased his first NFT in Dec 2019, and since then, has provided advice and consulting services to myriad artists, even helping onboard some to Nifty Gateway and Makersplace in the early days.

Hernan was a teacher and dean for 10+ years at various private schools in NY who then transitioned into the legal sector and completed his law degree in 2020. Currently, he works full-time in Web3 serving a dual role as Director of Business Development and Producer Manager at Makersplace.

Hernan is an investor and collector who owns early artworks of notable artists such as Jose Delbo, Carlos Marcial, Javier Arres, Pak, Fewocious, and Trevor Jones. Hernan purchased his first NFT in Dec 2019, and since then, has provided advice and con... Show more

Brian Crannell

Brian Crannell

Brian Crannell is senior vice president, corporate development, responsible for developing and driving Knowles’ strategic growth plans and merger and acquisition activities. His track record in developing growth strategies, executing acquisitions, and implementing product and technology initiatives are key enablers to Knowles’ growth goals.

Prior to his current role, Brian led the marketing and business development activities for Knowles’ Specialty Components – Acoustics and Hearing Health business units for four years. He successfully implemented growth strategies for MEMS in hearing health and performance audio segments, respectively, which continue to deliver strong results.

Before joining Knowles, Brian was with Littelfuse, Inc. from 1997 to 2011. He held corporate development, financial planning, marketing and product management roles, and resided for a period in China with his family. He successfully completed acquisitions in China, Taiwan, Germany, Canada and the US. Prior to Littlefuse, Brian held design engineering and product management roles at Masco Corporation.

Brian received his Juris Doctor law degree from Loyola University, Chicago, and Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Dayton in Ohio. He holds a legal license in Illinois, and is registered with the USPTO as a patent attorney.

Brian and his family live in the Chicago area. He is a former board member of the Association for Corporate Growth, where he continues to be active, and donates his time to multiple community organizations.

Brian Crannell is senior vice president, corporate development, responsible for developing and driving Knowles’ strategic growth plans and merger and acquisition activities. His track record in developing growth strategies, executing acquisitions, an... Show more

Kayvan Ghaffari

Kayvan Ghaffari

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.

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 re... Show more

Thomas Shelby

Thomas Shelby

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Roxy Pistolea

Roxy Pistolea

Roxy Pistolea is an NFT Legal Expert & Speaker at Humans.ai, one of the most promising European start-ups on A.I. & blockchain. An ambitious young lawyer who practiced as a litigator for 5 years in two big law firms, until she decided that her free, artistic spirit cannot be contained in the corporate world and that it's time to reinvent herself. She's not your typical lawyer, because she doesn't like the "lawyer" label. From digital events planning to copywrite, and a true NFT & crypto passionate, she's so much more.

Roxy Pistolea is an NFT Legal Expert & Speaker at Humans.ai, one of the most promising European start-ups on A.I. & blockchain. An ambitious young lawyer who practiced as a litigator for 5 years in two big law firms, until she decided that her free,... Show more

Sarah Großkopf

Sarah Großkopf

Ich habe von 2016 - 2022 Rechtswissenschaft an der Universität Passau studiert. Seit Dezember 2021 bin ich Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Rechtsdidaktik - Lehrprofessur für Öffentliches Recht (Universität Passau). Hier bin ich für das BMBF-geförderte Projekt DEEP WRITE zuständig und betreue dort den Fachbereich Jura und kümmere mich um die Projektverwaltung. Zusätzlich bin ich seit Juni 2022 als Juristin an das Bayerische Staatsministerium für Gesundheit und Pflege abgeordnet.

Ich habe von 2016 - 2022 Rechtswissenschaft an der Universität Passau studiert. Seit Dezember 2021 bin ich Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Rechtsdidaktik - Lehrprofessur für Öffentliches Recht (Universität Passau). Hier bin ich für da... Show more

Laura Hatfield

Laura Hatfield

Laura is head of the Litigation, Regulatory and Insolvency & Restructuring groups in the Cayman Islands.
Laura has extensive experience in acting for a variety of corporate clients and individuals focusing on commercial litigation, insolvency and restructuring, licensing and other regulatory matters. Clients are based in the Cayman Islands, USA and Europe and include Big Four Accountancy Practices, Hotels, Retail Stores, entities in the Funds and Insurance sectors and Statutory and Regulatory bodies.
Many matters in which Laura has been involved have a multi-jurisdiction component.
Over 30 years of work both as a solicitor in London and as a Cayman Islands attorney at law has provided Laura with extensive experience of taking disputes ranging across company law, professional negligence claims, governance advice, licensing and other regulatory issues to court but also the use of alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation and arbitration.

Laura is head of the Litigation, Regulatory and Insolvency & Restructuring groups in the Cayman Islands. Laura has extensive experience in acting for a variety of corporate clients and individuals focusing on commercial litigation, insolvency and re... Show more

Lewis Cohen

Lewis Cohen

Co-founder of DLx Law, a law firm created to serve the needs of a new, technology-driven economy. Passionate about the ability of innovative technologies to change the way businesses and individuals work together, Lewis has become a major advocate for potential of emerging technologies to benefit and transform industries around the globe.

Lewis brings more than 20 years of experience as a traditional capital markets and finance partner at two Global Top 50 law firms. Lewis is a frequent public speaker on the topic of blockchain and distributed ledger technology. Lewis is also recognized by Chambers Global as one of only three lawyers in “Band 1” for Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies – USA.

Co-founder of DLx Law, a law firm created to serve the needs of a new, technology-driven economy. Passionate about the ability of innovative technologies to change the way businesses and individuals work together, Lewis has become a major advocate ... Show more

Thomas Underhill

Thomas Underhill

Thomas Underhill is a product executive at NGINX, a part of F5, Inc. He previously led product trust organizations at HashiCorp and VMware, where he owned trust outcomes for multiple products. Prior to HashiCorp, Thomas was a startup founder, served in senior product development leadership at Oracle Cloud and several startups, and served as an architect at PayPal and eBay. His internet industry experience goes back to one of the earliest internet payment platforms and an early internet service provider.

Thomas’ academic background in law and business, coupled with his decades of experience in the software, internet, and general technology industries provide a balanced background to look at product challenges from multiple perspectives. Thomas has also taught courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels across multiple disciplines as an adjunct at the University of California, California State University, and University System of Maryland campuses. His cloud and product management courses were impactful on the lives of many students and he is working to make all of his course materials available for free.

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Thomas Underhill is a product executive at NGINX, a part of F5, Inc. He previously led product trust organizations at HashiCorp and VMware, where he owned trust outcomes for multiple products. Prior to HashiCorp, Thomas was a startup founder, served... Show more

Meinhard Weizmann

Meinhard Weizmann

Meinhard Weizmann ist seit 2016 Geschäftsführer und Kanzler der Bucerius Law School. Er studierte BWL an der Universität Würzburg und in Frankreich. Von 2000 bis 2016 war er für Bertelsmann tätig, zuletzt als Senior Vice President Finance Transformation. Zuvor arbeitete er 7 Jahre bei Gruner+Jahr in den Niederlanden als COO. Er engagiert sich passioniert für die Integration von Flüchtlingen. Meinhard Weizmann ist verheiratet und hat drei Kinder.

Meinhard Weizmann ist seit 2016 Geschäftsführer und Kanzler der Bucerius Law School. Er studierte BWL an der Universität Würzburg und in Frankreich. Von 2000 bis 2016 war er für Bertelsmann tätig, zuletzt als Senior Vice President Finance Transformat... Show more

Kristian Borkert

Kristian Borkert

Kristian Borkert ist Gründer und Inhaber der JURIBO Anwaltskanzlei. Er betätigt sich seit mehr als zehn Jahren als IT-Jurist, Datenschutzbeauftragter, Interim Manager, Einkäufer und Agiler Coach/Certified Scrum Master. Zuvor hat er u.a. den globalen IT-Einkauf der Celesio AG (jetzt McKesson Europe) verantwortet. Er ist Redner, Autor, Blogger, Lehrbeauftragter (DHBW Stuttgart) sowie Referent (BME Akademie).

Kristian Borkert betätigt sich insbesondere in nationalen und internationalen Projekten im Bereich IT- Sourcing. Sein besonderes Interesse gilt dabei agilen Methoden, wertschöpfenden Zusammenarbeitsmodellen und Blockchain. Er ist Gründungsmitglied der SIG Blockchain der BWCon, Mitglied im Expertennetzwerk BlockLAB sowie Coautor des Blockchain Compass.

Kristian Borkert ist Gründer und Inhaber der JURIBO Anwaltskanzlei. Er betätigt sich seit mehr als zehn Jahren als IT-Jurist, Datenschutzbeauftragter, Interim Manager, Einkäufer und Agiler Coach/Certified Scrum Master. Zuvor hat er u.a. den globalen ... Show more

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