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

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

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

Shakersangam.eth N/A

Shakersangam.eth N/A

I am Shaker Sangam, Founder & CEO, of The Centaurus.io I have been an entrepreneur for over 22 years in Commercial retail establishments and Investing & Trading. My educational background is Law, Business, Information technology, and I am self-taught in many ways. My innovative side motivates me to part-take in simplifying the Blockchain trading ecosystem experience. And to be part of revolution of Blockchain technology’s transformation.

I am Shaker Sangam, Founder & CEO, of The Centaurus.io I have been an entrepreneur for over 22 years in Commercial retail establishments and Investing & Trading. My educational background is Law, Business, Information technology, and I am self-taugh... Show more

Danielle Clark

Danielle Clark

Danielle Clark is an NFT lawyer licensed in NY, FL & Federal court. Surrounded by artists all her life, she is naturally inclined to dedicate her law practice to individuals & companies innovating within the web3 space. Despite having a deep passion for litigating cases face-to-face in Court, she now has escaped to the Metaverse 💫.  She is the founder and lead attorney at D. CLARK LAW, a modern law firm specializing in Blockchain, NFT, IP and Corporate law. Clients include well-known NFT collections, DAOs, notable Web2 music companies and worldwide known clothing brands.

Danielle Clark is an NFT lawyer licensed in NY, FL & Federal court. Surrounded by artists all her life, she is naturally inclined to dedicate her law practice to individuals & companies innovating within the web3 space. Despite having a deep passion ... Show more

Hannah Taylor

Hannah Taylor

Ms. Taylor represents clients on digital media, consumer protection, branded entertainment, and intellectual property matters. She's received praise in Best Lawyers, Legal 500, Chambers, and Super Lawyers. She works with clients to structure and negotiate media-related agreements, advises on claim substantiation and compliance with laws, as well as on compliance with relevant self-regulatory guidelines, and platform terms. She represents clients before the FTC and the National Advertising Division. In recent years, Ms. Taylor has developed particular expertise on emerging technology and how clients can use social media and blockchain technology (including NFTs) most effectively and avoid significant legal risk.

Ms. Taylor represents clients on digital media, consumer protection, branded entertainment, and intellectual property matters. She's received praise in Best Lawyers, Legal 500, Chambers, and Super Lawyers. She works with clients to structure and nego... Show more

Nike Schmidt

Nike Schmidt

I am a copyright attorney and advise on web3 projects with a focus on NFTs.

I am a copyright attorney and advise on web3 projects with a focus on NFTs. Show more

Law 2.0 Conference

Law 2.0 Conference

The Law 2.0 Conference brings real-world insights and opportunities from the world’s top legal minds through its speaker sessions, fireside chats, and panel discussions. A three-day in-person conference, it invites some of the most eminent leaders who come together to review legal developments and to connect with the who’s who of the industry.

The Law 2.0 Conference brings real-world insights and opportunities from the world’s top legal minds through its speaker sessions, fireside chats, and panel discussions. A three-day in-person conference, it invites some of the most eminent leaders wh... Show more

Olga Simson

Olga Simson

Doctor of Law with over 20 years of experience providing legal counsel for creative brands and more than 50 successful cases of building IP portfolios for IT, art, fashion, media and other companies. Olga’ expertise combines academic research and teaching with providing legal counsel for tech businesses. In 2016, she founded the Institute of Law, Technology and Innovation (ILTI), the first company in Ukraine to provide educational and legal services for creative industries. In 2020, together with partners she launched the global company V-Art, a blockchain platform that helps brands to monetize digital content and provides virtual and augmented reality experiences. Simson has also been a key expert for EU, USAID and UCF projects. She is author of the Art Market Guide and a series of handbooks on legal issues for creative industries. Simson has published over 110 scientific papers, and specializes in legal counsel for digitization processes and intellectual property protection and innovation.

Doctor of Law with over 20 years of experience providing legal counsel for creative brands and more than 50 successful cases of building IP portfolios for IT, art, fashion, media and other companies. Olga’ expertise combines academic research and tea... Show more

Tom Marshall

Tom Marshall

Tom plays a key role in CMS’s crypto team advising exchanges, wallet providers, financial institutions, service providers, protocols, DeFi projects, NFT issuers and platforms, DAOs and metaverse projects as well as most of the top VCs and hedge funds in crypto.

Having been an active member of the Ethereum and Chainlink communities for many years, he has developed an expertise in on-chain analytics, unconventional valuation metrics and the challenges of good DAO governance. He uses this expertise to work alongside firms providing all types of cryptoasset services, including on and off ramps, chain analytics, smart contract auditing, blockchain development and digital asset custody.

Tom previously worked at Samsung on several blockchain, artificial intelligence and technology projects.

Tom plays a key role in CMS’s crypto team advising exchanges, wallet providers, financial institutions, service providers, protocols, DeFi projects, NFT issuers and platforms, DAOs and metaverse projects as well as most of the top VCs and hedge funds... Show more

Judie Rinearson

Judie Rinearson

Judith Rinearson is an attorney practicing law in K&L Gates' New York and London offices. She concentrates her practice in prepaid and emerging payment systems, electronic payments, crypto/virtual currencies, NFTs, mobile applications and reward programs. She has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 18 years at American Express’s General Counsel’s Office (3 of which were spent in Sydney Australia). Her practice focuses particularly in the areas of emerging payments and compliance with consumer protection laws, anti-money laundering laws and licensing laws. She has spoken and published widely in the area of NFTs. In fact, her firm has issued an NFT client alert which is itself an NFT.

Judith Rinearson is an attorney practicing law in K&L Gates' New York and London offices. She concentrates her practice in prepaid and emerging payment systems, electronic payments, crypto/virtual currencies, NFTs, mobile applications and reward prog... Show more

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