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Chief Legal Officer and Board Member with 20+ years of legal experience, including 8+ years focused on blockchain, digital
assets and DeFi. Built and led the legal function of a Swiss crypto-native asset management group, structured multijurisdictional
fund and investment vehicles, led a FINMA manager of collective investment schemes license application,
and built the legal function and regulatory architecture for the Makina Protocol. Cross-border expertise spanning Swiss,
EU, US and offshore digital-asset regulatory frameworks.
Current Location: Arth, Switzerland
Languages: English (United States), Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Spain)
assets and DeFi. Built and led the legal function of a Swiss crypto-native asset management group, structured multijurisdictional
fund and investment vehicles, led a FINMA manager of collective investment schemes license application,
and built the legal function and regulatory architecture for the Makina Protocol. Cross-border expertise spanning Swiss,
EU, US and offshore digital-asset regulatory frameworks.
Skills:
Artificial Intelligence
Analysis
Problem Solving
đź’ĽÂ Experience
Chief Legal Officer
Dialectic AG
Analysis
Operations
Business
Strategy
Problem Solving
• Built and led the legal function across the Dialectic group from inception, establishing the legal, governance and operational framework to support a crypto-native asset management business.
• Led the structuring and implementation of the group’s multi-jurisdictional investment fund platform, comprising a Cayman SPC with segregated portfolios for market-neutral USD/stablecoin yield, ETH yield, BTC yield, venture and pre-IPO strategies, together with US feeder funds.
• Built the legal function for Makina, a multi-chain DeFi protocol, establishing its legal and regulatory architecture, cross-border structuring, DAO governance framework, compliance approach, contract templates and legal processes, and supporting the transaction lifecycle from investment rounds through commercial agreements and partnerships.
• Led the group’s FINMA manager of collective investment schemes license application, including regulatory analysis, licensing strategy, documentation and coordination with external counsel and advisors.
• Advised on regulatory and compliance matters involving digital assets, DeFi investment strategies and crypto-asset custody.
• Drafted and negotiated key investment, financing, fund, shareholder, technology, service, employment and incentive arrangements across the group.
• Built a comprehensive suite of contract and corporate templates to enable scalable execution of transactions and corporate actions.
• Integrated AI-enabled tools and workflows into contract drafting and review, legal research and knowledge management, increasing the efficiency and scalability of the legal function.
• Managed and coordinated external law firms across Switzerland, Europe, the US and offshore jurisdictions, ensuring consistent and commercially focused legal advice.
• Provided Board-level oversight of governance, legal, regulatory and risk matters across the group, including review of key transactions, financings and restructurings.
• Led the structuring and implementation of the group’s multi-jurisdictional investment fund platform, comprising a Cayman SPC with segregated portfolios for market-neutral USD/stablecoin yield, ETH yield, BTC yield, venture and pre-IPO strategies, together with US feeder funds.
• Built the legal function for Makina, a multi-chain DeFi protocol, establishing its legal and regulatory architecture, cross-border structuring, DAO governance framework, compliance approach, contract templates and legal processes, and supporting the transaction lifecycle from investment rounds through commercial agreements and partnerships.
• Led the group’s FINMA manager of collective investment schemes license application, including regulatory analysis, licensing strategy, documentation and coordination with external counsel and advisors.
• Advised on regulatory and compliance matters involving digital assets, DeFi investment strategies and crypto-asset custody.
• Drafted and negotiated key investment, financing, fund, shareholder, technology, service, employment and incentive arrangements across the group.
• Built a comprehensive suite of contract and corporate templates to enable scalable execution of transactions and corporate actions.
• Integrated AI-enabled tools and workflows into contract drafting and review, legal research and knowledge management, increasing the efficiency and scalability of the legal function.
• Managed and coordinated external law firms across Switzerland, Europe, the US and offshore jurisdictions, ensuring consistent and commercially focused legal advice.
• Provided Board-level oversight of governance, legal, regulatory and risk matters across the group, including review of key transactions, financings and restructurings.
Legal and Contract Manager
Web3 Foundation
Analysis
Strategy
Problem Solving
Process Improvement
Coordinated, reviewed and negotiated contracts for the second private sale of DOTs for the Polkadot protocol.
• Advised on and negotiated strategic transactions and partnerships, addressing legal and regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Structured and negotiated grant and IT development agreements with ecosystem contributors and developers.
• Reviewed and negotiated commercial agreements covering services, vendors, intellectual property and strategic partnerships.
• Contributed to the regulatory analysis and structuring of projects and transactions across Europe and the US, including token classification, offering structures and licensing considerations.
• Advised on and negotiated strategic transactions and partnerships, addressing legal and regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Structured and negotiated grant and IT development agreements with ecosystem contributors and developers.
• Reviewed and negotiated commercial agreements covering services, vendors, intellectual property and strategic partnerships.
• Contributed to the regulatory analysis and structuring of projects and transactions across Europe and the US, including token classification, offering structures and licensing considerations.
Founding Partner
Marao Advogados
Operations
Business
Growth
Strategy
Planning
•    Co-founded and led a legal practice advising national and international clients on corporate, transactional and emerging-technology matters.
•    Advised on Brazilian legal and regulatory frameworks for cryptocurrencies, blockchain, crowdfunding and distributed ledger technologies.
•    Structured companies and transactions for digital-asset platforms and crypto-related business models, including regulatory and risk assessments.
•    Assisted with the formation and documentation of venture capital funds, including fund and subscription documentation.
•    Advised on corporate transactions, governance arrangements, shareholder matters and restructurings.
•    Structured and negotiated complex commercial agreements across financing, services, supply, distribution, licensing and other business arrangements.
•    Advised on wind and solar infrastructure projects, including the structuring and negotiation of EPC, BOP, O&M and related infrastructure agreements.
•    Advised on Brazilian legal and regulatory frameworks for cryptocurrencies, blockchain, crowdfunding and distributed ledger technologies.
•    Structured companies and transactions for digital-asset platforms and crypto-related business models, including regulatory and risk assessments.
•    Assisted with the formation and documentation of venture capital funds, including fund and subscription documentation.
•    Advised on corporate transactions, governance arrangements, shareholder matters and restructurings.
•    Structured and negotiated complex commercial agreements across financing, services, supply, distribution, licensing and other business arrangements.
•    Advised on wind and solar infrastructure projects, including the structuring and negotiation of EPC, BOP, O&M and related infrastructure agreements.
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