Named experts · By field of practice
Named legal practitioners in crypto regulation
A directory of named lawyers practising in the fields the crypto-licensing rulebook actually touches — MiCA CASP work, stablecoin issuance, AML and the Travel Rule, custody, token classification, crypto M&A, non-EU regimes, and market abuse. Each entry is sourced from verifiable public records: firm bios, directory rankings, named publications, conference talks.
MiCA CASP authorisation
Lawyers handling the EU CASP authorisation process — file scoping, regulator dialogue, governance and substance build.
Stablecoin issuance (ART / EMT)
Counsel on MiCA Title III / Title IV stablecoin issuer authorisation, reserves, and EBA escalation for significant tokens.
Crypto AML & Travel Rule
AML/CFT for crypto firms, MLRO substance, the Transfer of Funds Regulation, sanctions screening, and supervisory engagement.
Crypto-asset custody & safeguarding
Custody licensing, segregation of client assets, insolvency protection, and the operational rulebook for custody services.
Token classification & MiFID interface
The borderline between crypto-assets and financial instruments — MiCA scope, MiFID II overlap, and securities-token analysis.
Crypto M&A and qualifying holdings
Acquisitions of authorised CASPs, change-of-control under MiCA qualifying-holdings rules, deal calendars against the regulator clock.
Non-EU crypto regulation
Cross-border licensing outside the EU — UK FCA, Swiss FINMA, UAE VARA, Singapore MAS, Hong Kong SFC, US state and federal.
Crypto market abuse & surveillance
MiCA Title VI implementation — insider-dealing, unlawful disclosure, market manipulation, trade surveillance for CASPs.
How we choose
A practitioner is included in the directory when they meet at least three of five criteria: documented expertise in the field through publications or conference talks in the past 24 months; active role at a recognized firm in the relevant jurisdiction; bar admission of that jurisdiction; five or more years of focused practice; and citation in the established legal directories (Chambers, Legal500) or industry publications (Lexology, Mondaq, Global Legal Insights).
Editor's Watch entries are highlighted when, in addition to those criteria, a practitioner shows a distinctive sub-specialty edge — prior regulator-side experience, an authored regulatory submission, or a documented track of complex authorisations.
Listed practitioners can request removal or correction via [email protected] — processed within 14 days.