Blockchain Law

Alessandro Stasi holds dual Ph.D. degrees in International Business Law from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis and the University of Naples Federico II. He is currently an Associate Professor of Law at Mahidol University International College in Thailand. Recognized as an expert in Intellectual Property, Prof. Stasi has published extensively on the regulatory challenges and opportunities presented by emerging technologies.

He leads the Technology, Public Policy, and Sustainability Research Cluster at his institution, where he focuses on the legal implications of technological advancements, including blockchain. His scholarly contributions have explored the role of blockchain technology in the legal field and its evolving regulatory landscape.

As the founder and director of MILA International Legal Advice, Prof. Stasi has been acknowledged as a legal expert by multiple embassies and trade agencies in Thailand. With his multidisciplinary legal expertise, he brings a unique perspective to the blockchain field.

A Dartmouth College valedictorian, Sandeep Ramesh holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he served as a Senior Editor of the Yale Law Journal.

Previously, he held roles as an investment professional at Blackstone Group, Valinor Management (a $4B AUM "Tiger Cub"), and co-founded a nine-figure startup fund backed by U.S. endowments. He also served as an investment banker at Centerview Partners and worked as a restructuring attorney at Wachtell, Lipton during the Great Financial Crisis.

With 15+ years of special situations expertise spanning law, banking, and fundamental investing, Sandeep now concentrates on investing and building in cutting-edge tech markets, including blockchain, web3, AI, and their intersections.

Nassim Dehouche holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Paris-Dauphine Univerity and is a Consensys Certified Ethereum Developer.

He was previously a web3 subject-matter expert for Bloom Institute of Technology and is currently the founder and lead researcher of HaAI Labs, a blockchain R&D firm.

He has written smart contracts totalling several hundred ETH in volume, including SciDex, the software underpinning this journal, supported by Ocean Protocol.

Hermine Wong holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. in French and Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Her experience includes working with the first publicly-listed crypto exchange in the U.S., the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the White House, the U.S. State Department, the Pentagon, the most advanced semiconductor company in China, and other organizations ranging from crypto startups to Fortune 500 companies.

Hermine is a renowned expert and thought leader in the areas of regulatory policy, fintech, crypto, and web3; sought after by board members, c-suites, VCs, industry analysts, investors, and regulatory bodies across the globe for her expertise in these areas.

Dr. Pellegrino is a researcher at the Sasin Graduate Ins0tute, part of Chulalongkorn University, specializing in blockchain technology. His work, recognized across South East Asia, involves active collaboration with UN and EU delegations in Thailand.

Alfonso's academic creden0als include a Master in Business Administration from the Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration, obtained in March 2015, and a PhD from the College of Management at Mahidol University (CMMU).

Beyond his academic and research pursuits, his insights into blockchain technology have made him an influential figure in his field.

Dr. Emon Kalyan Chowdhury is an Associate Professor in Accounting and the Head of the Department of Accounting at ChiSagong Independent University (CIU).

Prior to his current position, he served as an Assistant Professor and Chair of the Department of Accounting at the Premier University in ChaSogram. In addition to his academic roles, he also serves as the Assistant Director of the Institutuional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) at CIU.

Dr. Chowdhury has successfully implemented the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP), a World Bank-funded initiative that aims to enhance the quality of education at the tertiary level in Bangladesh.

A Singaporean academic, Dr. David Tan pursued his educa0on in Australia and the UK, establishing himself as an expert on Thai business law. Currently serving as a visiting professor at Mahidol University International College, his scholarly contributions are vast.

His writings extensively cover Thai law, and he has delved deeply into the complex taxation aspects of cryptocurrencies.

Beyond this, Dr. Tan's work on the legal intricacies of digital assets such as Bitcoin and NFTs, as well as the legal implications of Artificial Intelligence, sets him apart as a forward-thinking legal scholar in the rapidly evolving technological landscape.

Inês Bragança Gaspar currently works as an Associate Lawyer at an international law firm, specializing in the intersection of different areas of law, mainly Blockchain and Cryptoassets, Corporate and M&A, and Banking and Finance.

With a Bachelors in Law, a LL.M. in European and International Law, a Masters in Transnational Law, with a thesis on the impact of Blockchain technology on dispute resolution, as well as with a full-stack developer certification, Inês is equipped to advise companies and individuals on various legal, strategic and regulatory matters.

She is also a guest lecturer in several courses and speaker on Web3-related conferences and events. Co-coordinator and lecturer of an executive course on Blockchain, and independent researcher on DeFi, tokenization of real-world assets and decentralized justice.

Justin Slaughter has a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. from Columbia University.

He is the Policy Director at Paradigm. Prior to joining Paradigm, Justin was Director of the office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs and Senior Advisor to Acting Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Allison Herren Lee. Justin has also served as Chief Policy Advisor and Special Counsel to former Commissioner Sharon Bowen at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and General Counsel to Senator Edward J. Markey.

Justin has also served as a consultant in private practice focusing on fintech and smaller technology companies, and he began his career as a law clerk to Judge Jerome Farris on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Vy leads regulatory and policy efforts at Bain Capital Crypto, where she advises the portfolio on crypto regulatory issues and advocates for sensible digital assets policy in the US and abroad.

Vy has over a decade of experience as a financial regulatory and enforcement lawyer, advising companies in both the traditional finance and crypto industries. At the SEC, Vy served as Senior Counsel in the Division of Enforcement, where she worked on some of the agency’s first investigations involving digital assets, and as Chief Counsel of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, where she engaged with Congress, the Treasury Department, and other federal and state entities on capital markets policy, including the regulation of digital assets.

More recently, Vy oversaw financial regulatory strategy as Deputy General Counsel and Compliance Officer at Worldcoin. She began her legal career at the law firm WilmerHale, where she counseled clients on everything from the securities laws to AML compliance.