Crypto-asset custody & safeguarding

Max Dilendorf

Dilendorf Law Firm · United States

Editor's note. Founder of Dilendorf Law Firm — one of the first US digital-asset-dedicated practices, founded 2017. Distinctive track record on consumer-arbitration matters against major exchanges.

Max Dilendorf is Founder of Dilendorf Law Firm in New York, one of the first US attorneys to dedicate his practice to digital-asset law. He founded the firm in 2017 and has 15+ years of experience advising US and international clients on digital-asset custody, regulatory compliance, asset protection, estate planning, cybercrime recovery, and cross-border structuring. He has represented clients in 130+ consumer arbitration matters against major crypto exchanges including Coinbase and Gemini.

Mihhail Sherle

Gofaizen & Sherle · Estonia, Lithuania, European Union

Editor's note. Head of Legal & Compliance at the CLPAI #1-ranked firm. Mihhail's track record on 300+ financial-licence files makes him one of the highest-throughput EU crypto-licensing practitioners.

Mihhail Sherle is Senior Partner and Head of Legal & Compliance at Gofaizen & Sherle. With 13 years of legal experience including seven years specialising in FinTech and AML/CTF compliance, he has led the firm's team on more than 300 successful financial-licence projects — including CASPs, investment fund managers, and EMIs across the EU.

Marc Mouton

Arendt & Medernach · Luxembourg, European Union

Editor's note. Mouton led Arendt's team on the first Coinbase MiCA CASP authorisation from the Luxembourg CSSF — the highest-profile MiCA file in the EU.

Marc Mouton is a Partner in the Banking & Financial Services practice at Arendt & Medernach in Luxembourg. He advises banks, investment firms, payment institutions and electronic money institutions on financial regulatory matters, M&A in the financial sector, and emerging fintech sectors. Arendt, jointly with Latham & Watkins, advised Coinbase on its successful CASP licence application under MiCA from the Luxembourg CSSF.

Tina Balzli

CMS von Erlach Partners AG · Switzerland, European Union

Editor's note. Co-Head of CMS's global Crypto / Digital Assets / FinTech focus group — one of the few practitioners with documented authority across both the Swiss DLT framework and MiCA implementation.

Tina Balzli is a Partner and Head of Fintech & Blockchain at CMS Switzerland in Zurich, and Co-Head of the CMS Crypto, Digital Assets and FinTech International Focus Group. She advises crypto-asset firms on the Swiss DLT Act, FINMA fintech and banking licensing, and the MiCA interface for firms with cross-EU footprint.