Named experts · Practitioner profile
Joey Garcia
ISOLAS LLP ↗ · Gibraltar, United Kingdom
★ Editor's Watch — MiCA CASP, Non-EU crypto, Token classification
About Joey
Joey Garcia is Partner at ISOLAS LLP in Gibraltar — one of Gibraltar's oldest and most prominent law firms and the principal counsel on the development of the Gibraltar Distributed Ledger Technology regulatory framework. Garcia was one of the architects of the world's first dedicated DLT regulatory framework launched by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission in January 2018. His practice covers DLT licence applications, crypto-asset fund formation, blockchain technology law, and the broader Gibraltar fintech regulatory landscape.
Editor's note
Architect of the world's first dedicated DLT regulatory framework (Gibraltar 2018). Chambers FinTech Band 1 ranked counsel for Gibraltar.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Partner, ISOLAS LLP — Head of Fintech and Digital Assets
- Architect of the Gibraltar DLT Regulatory Framework (effective January 2018)
- Chambers FinTech Band 1 ranked counsel for Gibraltar
- Frequent speaker at international DLT and crypto regulatory conferences
Jurisdictions
Sources
Every entry on this page is sourced from public records. The references below are the evidence base for the practitioner's expertise claims.
- ISOLAS LLP — Joey Garcia partner profile — firm bio
- Chambers FinTech — Joey Garcia Gibraltar ranking — industry press
- Gibraltar Financial Services Commission — DLT Framework — regulator
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