Law & Regulation

Legal experts and regulators who drive the discourse in law, governance, and policy-making, shaping the legal landscape with their knowledge and experience

Kristina Griffin

Kristina Griffin

Kristina’s legal practice is focused on handling employment and business matters for companies and organizations. She regularly assists clients with issues relating to workplace policies and procedures, providing expert guidance on disability accommodations, leave and pay practices, employee training, disciplinary procedures, and equal employment opportunity. Kristina also advises clients on contract matters such as severance agreements, non-compete agreements, and confidentiality agreements.

Additionally, Kristina has expertise in responding to EEOC charges and handling litigation relating to a variety of employment laws, including Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). She has defended a variety of lawsuits involving discrimination and harassment allegations and conducts training to prevent unlawful discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

Kristina graduated from the University of Georgia and the University of Georgia School of Law. During law school and throughout her career, Kristina has been involved in pro bono work, from assisting individuals in obtaining social security benefits to advising nonprofit organizations on employment matters.

Kristina’s legal practice is focused on handling employment and business matters for companies and organizations. She regularly assists clients with issues relating to workplace policies and procedures, providing expert guidance on disability accommo... Show more

Amanda Brock

Amanda Brock

Amanda Brock is CEO of OpenUK and has built one of the most recognised and impactful organisations in open source. She is also the Executive Producer of State of Open Con 25 taking place 4 - 5 February 2025 in London having founded and produced the ‘23 and ‘24 events building to over 800 attendees, and over 200 speakers.

A lawyer with 25 years’ experience, 5 as GC of Canonical, she’s been instrumental in shaping open source’s legal frameworks, as she was in shaping internet law during the early 2000’s.
Regularly contributing to tech press, she edited “Open Source: Law, Policy and Practice”, (2022).

Amanda is a sought-after and contagious international keynote speaker, speaking at tech events and international events like COP29 on topics from open source software to AI. A regular contributor to the tech press across a wider range of areas, Amanda is the editor of Open Source Law, Policy and Practice (2nd edition) published by Oxford University Press in October ‘22, with open access thanks to the Vietsch Foundation https://amandabrock.com/books

Current Advisory: UK Cabinet Office Open Standards Board; UKRI Digital Research Infrastructure; UKRI Exascale; KDE; commercial boards – Mimoto, Scarf, FerretDB and Space Aye; and is Fellow Open Forum Academy; Distinguished Fellow Rust Foundation; European Representative, OIN.

Past Advisory includes: Chair, UN Technology and Innovation Labs Open Source and IP Advisory Group’; OASIS Open Projects Initiative; British Computer Society Inaugural Influence Board; UK Government Energy Sector Digitalisation Task Force; elected Board Member Open Source Initiative; and Commercial Advisory Boards at Beamery and Everseen.

Recognition: Computer Weekly’s 50 Most Influential Women in UK TechC(2023, 2024) listed as #20 in 2024; Computing IT Leaders 100 (2023, 2024); ‘ INvolve HERoes list “(2023, 2024); “Women Who Will”, Changemaker (2023); INvolve Heroes (2022, 2023); and Novi Awards Advocate for Change in Gender Equality Honouree (2024); Ambassador Open Charge Alliance. Amanda was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in the Women, Influence & Power in Law UK 2022.

Judging: IDG Foundry CIO 100 2023, 2024); and Senior Judge, First Enable Role Model List by Dow (2024) having been a Judge in the We are Tech Women Rising Star Awards in (2021, 2022).

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Amanda Brock is CEO of OpenUK and has built one of the most recognised and impactful organisations in open source. She is also the Executive Producer of State of Open Con 25 taking place 4 - 5 February 2025 in London having founded and produced the ‘... Show more

Steven Masur

Steven Masur

Steven Masur is a Partner, and Chairs the Technology Practice Group at Raines Feldman Littrell LLP. He is a lawyer and innovator who has spent 30 years helping committed teams achieve success in new markets in emerging industries. Steve has extensive experience in internet (web 1), software, entertainment, games, and mobile and social media technologies (web 2), and most recently blockchain and the metaverse (web 3).

Steve's practice disciplines include corporate and commercial transactions, intellectual property, local and international regulatory issues, and strategic guidance. Steve has extensive experience in venture capital finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic and cross-border corporate work, and media, entertainment, and technology transactions. He regularly lectures and writes about major issues in technology, venture capital, emerging industries, and Web 3.

Steven Masur is a Partner, and Chairs the Technology Practice Group at Raines Feldman Littrell LLP. He is a lawyer and innovator who has spent 30 years helping committed teams achieve success in new markets in emerging industries. Steve has extensi... Show more

Richart Ruddie

Richart Ruddie

Richart Ruddie is the Founder and CEO of Captain Compliance, a leading all-in-one data privacy platform designed to help businesses navigate the intricate waters of global regulations. With a career spanning over a decade in digital marketing and online reputation management, Richart pivoted his focus to privacy after recognizing the massive shift in how personal data is governed globally.

Under his leadership, Captain Compliance has emerged as a trailblazer in the industry, recently winning the prestigious Venture Atlanta competition and achieving over 1,000% growth in 2024. An IAPP-certified expert and a frequent speaker at events like SXSW and YPO Live, Richart is dedicated to simplifying compliance for mid-market and enterprise businesses. He holds a degree in Economics from Florida Atlantic University and has completed specialized studies in Technology Entrepreneurship at Stanford University.

Richart Ruddie is the Founder and CEO of Captain Compliance, a leading all-in-one data privacy platform designed to help businesses navigate the intricate waters of global regulations. With a career spanning over a decade in digital marketing and onl... Show more

Saibal Mukherjee

Saibal Mukherjee

Saibal Mukherjee is a senior legal and policy leader working at the intersection of AI, data, digital health, and technology regulation. He advises on the EU AI Act, GDPR, cybersecurity, and medical device requirements, with a focus on compliant deployment at scale. He has supported the design and rollout of 200+ AI-enabled digital health solutions and Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) offerings, and leads NIS2 compliance across all 27 EU member states. He also oversees legal matters for Takeda’s Global Capability Centers in India, Slovakia, Mexico, China, and Japan.

Earlier in his career, during India’s liberalization, Saibal supported market entry for multiple Fortune 500 companies, secured regulatory approvals for laying optical fiber across Delhi, and helped enable Bharti’s mobile rollout across several Indian cities. While negotiating telecom infrastructure and network tower agreements with Nokia, Ericsson, and Motorola, he developed a pay-per-subscriber usage model that Ericsson later adopted globally.

Saibal served as General Counsel for Novartis in India, leading the setup of the offshoring center in Hyderabad, and later moved to Novartis’ global headquarters in Basel, where he worked on global M&A and served as global oncology counsel. At Stryker, he managed the relocation of the regional headquarters from Switzerland to the Netherlands, oversaw market exits in 50+ countries, designed global distribution network frameworks, and supported acquisitions across China, the United States, and Europe.

He remains active in public policy through industry chambers and is a regular speaker on AI governance, cybersecurity, and digital health law. Outside work, he writes and guest lectures on technology law topics.

Saibal Mukherjee is a senior legal and policy leader working at the intersection of AI, data, digital health, and technology regulation. He advises on the EU AI Act, GDPR, cybersecurity, and medical device requirements, with a focus on compliant depl... Show more

Diletta Fabiani

Diletta Fabiani

Diletta Fabiani is a research fellow a one of the largest think tanks in Asia. Her research interests include security-related multilateral frameworks in the Asia-Pacific, cyber security and AI governance developed in international institutions, and AI regulations in Japan. She has a Ph.D. in International Studies from Waseda University and an M.A. in International Relations from Bologna University.

Languages: Italian (native), English (native level), Japanese (business level)

Diletta Fabiani is a research fellow a one of the largest think tanks in Asia. Her research interests include security-related multilateral frameworks in the Asia-Pacific, cyber security and AI governance developed in international institutions, and ... Show more

Lee Kim

Lee Kim

Lee Kim is Principal of Keytera, providing consulting and expert witness services in AI, cybersecurity, privacy, and technology governance. She is also an attorney whose practice includes privacy, cybersecurity, AI, intellectual property, and corporate law. Lee is an AV-Preeminent peer review rated attorney according to Martindale-Hubbell.

Lee serves as faculty for IANS Research, is a content contributor for the SANS Institute, and participates as a team leader and analyst in the Public-Private Analytic Exchange Program (AEP) sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis on behalf of ODNI.

Lee is the author of the forthcoming book Healthcare Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection: Present and Future (Routledge).

Lee Kim is Principal of Keytera, providing consulting and expert witness services in AI, cybersecurity, privacy, and technology governance. She is also an attorney whose practice includes privacy, cybersecurity, AI, intellectual property, and corpora... Show more

Margina Cohen

Margina Cohen

Margina, J.D., Ed.S., is a dynamic advocate, author, and educator with a passion for empowering others through shared knowledge and social justice advocacy. With extensive experience in educational leadership, she combines her legal expertise with her dedication to educational equity. A strong advocate for parental rights and education reform, Margina believes every child deserves access to quality education and support. Through her work with the Cooley Innocence Project, she has come to understand that educational equity is fundamental to true criminal justice reform. By championing parental advocacy and fostering collaborative community initiatives, Margina aims to create a more just and equitable system for all.

Margina, J.D., Ed.S., is a dynamic advocate, author, and educator with a passion for empowering others through shared knowledge and social justice advocacy. With extensive experience in educational leadership, she combines her legal expertise with he... Show more

Noa Schein Kahalon

Noa Schein Kahalon

Noa Schein Kahalon, ex-VC-backed Legal Tech founder, jurist, certified by the international association of privacy professionals (CIPP/E, CIPM) and a recognized Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP).

My background and experience sits at the intersection of law, tech and operations.
With a law degree and 4+ years experience in legal and privacy, I specialize in translating complex legal requirements into scalable, automated workflows. My startup, hoggo, automated 80% of vendor regulatory due diligence for in-house legal teams.

I know compliance frameworks, operations, law and tech very well. That combination means I can see relatively fast the quick wins your legal department need.

Noa Schein Kahalon, ex-VC-backed Legal Tech founder, jurist, certified by the international association of privacy professionals (CIPP/E, CIPM) and a recognized Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP). My background and experience sits at the intersec... Show more

Vanessa Ajagu

Vanessa Ajagu

Vanessa Ajagu is an attorney in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group.

Vanessa has broad experience in high-stakes complex litigation before federal and state courts, representing clients in the technology, labor and employment, and finance sectors. These matters include defending a major technology company in a securities class action, representing clients in multiple shareholder litigation matters before the Delaware Court of Chancery, achieving victory on behalf of a leading beverage company in arbitration, and reversing a lower court ruling in favor of a streaming company in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Vanessa has a robust pro bono practice centered on appellate advocacy and women’s rights. She has argued and briefed matters before appellate courts, including successfully challenging a decision that reduced attorneys’ fees awarded to The Legal Aid Society based solely on its nonprofit status. She has also contributed to multiple amicus briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court. Beyond her appellate work, Vanessa advocates for survivors of domestic violence—obtaining a restraining order on behalf of one client following an evidentiary hearing and successfully achieving a reduced sentence for another under New York’s Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA).

Before joining the firm, Vanessa served as a law clerk to the Honorable Gerard E. Lynch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Honorable Margo K. Brodie of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Vanessa received her Juris Doctor in 2020 from Columbia Law School, where she was named a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and served as a Senior Editor of the Columbia Law Review. At Columbia Law, she was awarded a Parker School Recognition of Achievement in International and Comparative Law and selected as a fellow for the Salzburg Lloyd N. Cutler Fellows Program in International Law. She received a Master’s in International Criminal Law from the University of Amsterdam in 2020 and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with high distinction from Queen’s University in 2017.

Vanessa is admitted to practice before the Southern and Eastern District Courts of New York as well as New York state courts.

Vanessa Ajagu is an attorney in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. Vanessa has broad experience in high-stakes complex litigation before federal and state courts, representi... Show more

Abiola Ogodo

Abiola Ogodo

Abiola Ogodo is the Founder of ModulawAI, a legal technology platform transforming research and case management for African and US law firms. With eight years of experience across technical support, AI systems, and product development, he builds tools that help lawyers work faster and reason more effectively. Abiola has developed judgment-ingestion pipelines, autonomous legal research agents, and integrated case management solutions used by modern legal teams. Known for his obsession with solving real industry problems, he focuses on making advanced AI practical, accessible, and reliable for everyday legal work. His mission is to modernize legal practice through thoughtful innovation.

Abiola Ogodo is the Founder of ModulawAI, a legal technology platform transforming research and case management for African and US law firms. With eight years of experience across technical support, AI systems, and product development, he builds tool... Show more

Anthony Villanueva

Anthony Villanueva

Anthony Villanueva is the Founder and Lead Architect at CaseWorth, where he builds production-scale GraphRAG and knowledge graph systems for legal research. With a background in cybersecurity, AI engineering, and complex data modeling, he specializes in creating high-trust, explainable AI workflows for high-stakes domains. Anthony has designed multi-agent architectures, retrieval pipelines, and legal knowledge graphs that significantly reduce hallucinations and improve LLM reliability.

Anthony Villanueva is the Founder and Lead Architect at CaseWorth, where he builds production-scale GraphRAG and knowledge graph systems for legal research. With a background in cybersecurity, AI engineering, and complex data modeling, he specializes... Show more

Larisa Munteanu

Larisa Munteanu

Larisa Munteanu graduated as a top student from the Faculty of Law of Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, then gained experience in data protection in the UK. She is now the Founder of Protector PriVit and a CIPM and CIPP/E Data Protection Lawyer and Officer, accredited by the IAPP. Her main interests are cyber-crimes, data protection and AI, working for both private and public sector clients.
In parallel, Larisa is a PhD researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam, where she is conducting an analysis on how companies can (legally) reject data protection requests hiding malware attacks in the EU and UK. She also has numerous publications, being a speaker for many international conferences, webminars, podcasts, and trainings.
In 2022, Larisa won the Best International Future Lawyer Award, and more recently, her expertise was recognised by the Court of Justice of the European Union, where she delivered training on data protection, copyright and AI.

Larisa Munteanu graduated as a top student from the Faculty of Law of Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, then gained experience in data protection in the UK. She is now the Founder of Protector PriVit and a CIPM and CIPP/E Data Protectio... Show more

Karen Chukwu

Karen Chukwu

Karen Chukwu is a Tech & IP Lawyer and certified Project Manager. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Katwig & Dale, a technology and digital driven African law firm supporting Startups and tech-based businesses to grow Africa. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Hertfordshire where she graduated the youngest from the UH Law School. She obtained a joint masters in Law in Information Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law from the University of East Anglia Norwich as a recognised and awarded scholar, and is a qualified Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. 
  
She is passionate about career and personal growth, women empowerment and feminine wellbeing. She is the Founder of Katwig Kare Foundation, a non-profit organisation supporting Nigerian women through their wellness journey. 
  
When she isn’t working, you’d find her going on a long-distance run, trying out a new bottle of wine or falling asleep in cinemas.

Karen Chukwu is a Tech & IP Lawyer and certified Project Manager. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Katwig & Dale, a technology and digital driven African law firm supporting Startups and tech-based businesses to grow Africa. She earned her ... Show more

Bahar Ramazanova

Bahar Ramazanova

Bahar is a Flutter developer and co-founder at Altogether startup, a pioneering law tech platform designed to serve persons with disabilities. With a passion for inclusive design and innovation, Bahar played a pivotal role in leading her team to victory as the 1st place winner at the Global BeChangeMaker 2023 Competition held in Dublin, Ireland organized by WorldSkills and HP Foundation. Drawing on her extensive experience, Bahar has actively collaborated with persons with disabilities to identify and address accessibility challenges within Flutter applications. Through direct engagement and rigorous testing, she has managed to enhance accessibility and ensure adherence to legal compliance guidelines. Furthermore, Bahar also has a background in legal compliance complementing her technical expertise.

Bahar is a Flutter developer and co-founder at Altogether startup, a pioneering law tech platform designed to serve persons with disabilities. With a passion for inclusive design and innovation, Bahar played a pivotal role in leading her team to vict... Show more

Paul Starrett

Paul Starrett

EXPERIENCE

- Adjunct Lecturer – AI Governance in Law/Business/Engineering - Santa Clara U. School of Law.
- Adjunct Lecturer – Cybersecurity Law - Santa Clara U. School of Law.
- Adjunct Professor – Law and AI, Univ. of the Pacific’s M.S. in Data Science program.
- AI Governance Certification (IAPP AIG) – Practice-exam question writer/reviewer.
- General Counsel/CRO of AI and data management corporation.
- Five years information-security software engineer (‘C’, Java, Python).
- Eight years ediscovery and info mgmt.
- Certification as computer forensics examiner (EnCE: 2011-2024).

EDUCATION

- M.S., Predictive Analytics from Northwestern U.
- LL.M. in Taxation from Golden Gate University School of Law.

ASSOCIATIONS

- Founding Chair (2013-2020) of the Big Data Committee of the American Bar Association.
- Active in the ACFE, IAPP, and ISACA.

EXPERIENCE - Adjunct Lecturer – AI Governance in Law/Business/Engineering - Santa Clara U. School of Law. - Adjunct Lecturer – Cybersecurity Law - Santa Clara U. School of Law. - Adjunct Professor – Law and AI, Univ. of the Pacific’s M.S. in Dat... Show more

Maria Sinatra

Maria Sinatra

Maria focuses her practice on offensive and defensive Lanham Act and Copyright Act litigation in federal courts throughout the country. Maria has experience with disputes involving anti-counterfeiting actions, trademark and trade dress infringement actions, trademark dilution claims, false advertising issues, and copyright infringement litigation. She regularly advises clients on brand management issues, including how to secure, protect, and police trademark rights.

Maria focuses her practice on offensive and defensive Lanham Act and Copyright Act litigation in federal courts throughout the country. Maria has experience with disputes involving anti-counterfeiting actions, trademark and trade dress infringement a... Show more

Roman Shaposhnik

Roman Shaposhnik

Roman is a co-founder of Ainekko: a 100% open-source company on a mission to democratize how “the machine learning community collaborates on models, datasets, and applications” and helping “the AI community building the future” have more choices than just a single (albeit awesome!) walled garden. He is a serial entrepreneur, technologist and a co-founder and former CTO of ZEDEDA Inc. who is also deeply involved in the world of Open Source as both VP of Legal Affairs at the Apache Software Foundation and a former VP of Technology at The Linux Foundation. He grew up in Sun microsystems where he learned that as an engineer you don't have to choose what parts of computers you focus on - building an entire, end-to-end computing platform is always much more fun. Although he had committed code to a plethora of open source projects ranging from Linux kernel, ffmpeg, Project EVE and all the way to the Apache Big data ecosystem, he takes pride that most of that code has already been replaced by the responsible adults with multiple Ph.Ds in Computer and other kinds of Science. He loves funky beer (although he very much draws the line at tomato and tom yum gose) and spreads craft beer love around one seidla at a time.

Roman is a co-founder of Ainekko: a 100% open-source company on a mission to democratize how “the machine learning community collaborates on models, datasets, and applications” and helping “the AI community building the future” have more choices than... Show more

Robert Shecter

Robert Shecter

is an indie developer, startup founder, and pro bono attorney with a passion for making secure systems simple to use and easy to build. He’s currently working full-time on Public.Law, a public-interest legal tech startup, and has deep experience building security-conscious software across startups, regulated industries, and public service platforms.

Previously a principal engineer inside a healthcare enterprise, he’s led development of compliance-critical systems and public-facing services across Ruby, Python, Haskell, and more. His approach to AppSec emphasizes pragmatism, developer experience, and “frictionless security”—making it easier to do the right thing, even when you’re the only one on call.

is an indie developer, startup founder, and pro bono attorney with a passion for making secure systems simple to use and easy to build. He’s currently working full-time on Public.Law, a public-interest legal tech startup, and has deep experience buil... Show more

Essowedeou Signan

Essowedeou Signan

M. SIGNAN est juriste au Centre International d'Arbitrage et de Médiation.
Quotidiennement, il mène des recherches sur les modes alternatifs de règlement de litiges, donne des conseils et des avis juridiques sur des thématiques liées au droit des affaires, droit civil, social, etc.

En outre, Manager de Projets IT au sein de l'association NAFRICA, il est en formation continue en droit du cyber-espace africain au sein de l'Unité de Formation et de Recherche des Sciences juridiques et politiques de l'Université Gaston Berger Saint-Louis du Sénégal grâce à une bourse de l'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie.

M. SIGNAN est par ailleurs sollicité pour animer des ateliers, conférences, panels sur les questions liées au droit des nouvelles technologies notamment la protection des données, la cybersecurité, le droit du commerce électronique, la propriété intellectuelle, etc.

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M. SIGNAN est juriste au Centre International d'Arbitrage et de Médiation. Quotidiennement, il mène des recherches sur les modes alternatifs de règlement de litiges, donne des conseils et des avis juridiques sur des thématiques liées au droit des ... Show more

Arina Shulga

Arina Shulga

Arina represents startups and emerging growth companies, often acting as their outside general counsel and building long-lasting relationships that span the life of a company. Her services in this area include, but are not limited to, entity formation, advice and counseling regarding operations in the United States, employment law and IP-related matters, structuring complex joint ventures and distribution agreements, and investment and exit opportunities. Further, Arina represents her clients when they are raising capital through SAFE, convertible note, Series Seed, Series A financings, and equity crowdfunding.

An important focus of Arina’s work is representing fintech startups, including those companies that operate in the blockchain space (including NFT platforms, DAOs, gaming companies, and others). For her crypto clients, she advises on the regulatory aspects of operations, issuance of digital tokens, NFTs, creation of platforms, and other aspects of operations in the Web3 space. She also advises angel investors and venture capital funds when making investments into startups.

Arina represents startups and emerging growth companies, often acting as their outside general counsel and building long-lasting relationships that span the life of a company. Her services in this area include, but are not limited to, entity formatio... Show more

Joshua Hale Esq.

Joshua Hale Esq.

California and Ohio licensed attorney and technologist with high-technology telecommunications, intellectual property, and international law background, having worked with Fortune 500 companies, including Paideia.Global, Picklezone.com, Leaf.Institute, 1upgaming.io, Oasislaunch.me, TheHomeDAO.com, Etna.Network, 0xpad.io, AT&T, SBC, Pacific Century CyberWorks, SpaceFM, Cable & Wireless, and Hong Kong Telecom. I have served and continue to do so as General Counsel to various companies, and am now Of Counsel in Beijing to a Hua & Associates.

California and Ohio licensed attorney and technologist with high-technology telecommunications, intellectual property, and international law background, having worked with Fortune 500 companies, including Paideia.Global, Picklezone.com, Leaf.Institut... Show more

John Shaw

John Shaw

I have experience in advising on a range of intellectual property matters involving copyright, trade marks and design rights, with a particular interest in artificial intelligence, data protection and emerging technologies.

I am a member of a sub-working group of Tech London Advocates Blockchain which focuses on Legal & Regulatory matters. This group is supported by the Law Society and is comprised of lawyers working together to produce best practice guidelines.

I have experience in advising on a range of intellectual property matters involving copyright, trade marks and design rights, with a particular interest in artificial intelligence, data protection and emerging technologies. I am a member of a sub-... Show more

Will Schultz

Will Schultz

Intellectual property attorney focusing on Internet law and legal issues related to the decentralized web (the metaverse and NFTs). Entrepreneur at heart. Proud owner of patents, trademarks, copyrights, NFTs, and plots in the metaverse.

Intellectual property attorney focusing on Internet law and legal issues related to the decentralized web (the metaverse and NFTs). Entrepreneur at heart. Proud owner of patents, trademarks, copyrights, NFTs, and plots in the metaverse. Show more

LC (laura) Cole

LC (laura) Cole

LC (Laura) Cole is a blockchain/crypto/web3 attorney with International Blockchain Legal, LLP. She is on the founding team for Fathom Yacht Club, Web3Equity, and OceansDAO. She is a featured guest speaker on blockchain/web3 panels at various events and conferences. She is passionate about equity and education in the web3 space as well as understanding the legal implications behind blockchain technologies and companies.

LC (Laura) Cole is a blockchain/crypto/web3 attorney with International Blockchain Legal, LLP. She is on the founding team for Fathom Yacht Club, Web3Equity, and OceansDAO. She is a featured guest speaker on blockchain/web3 panels at various events ... Show more

John Shaw

John Shaw

I have acted for a variety of innovative clients from start-ups to businesses with a global reach on a range of matters from litigation to transactions and advisory work where intellectual property has been the central consideration.

Recently I have advised clients in the metaverse space on enforcement of intellectual property rights, including in relation to trade marks, brands and logos, works of art and designs.

As a member of the Tech London Advocates Blockchain and Regulatory working group, I contributed to the Intellectual Property section of the Blockchain guidance published by the Law Society.

I have acted for a variety of innovative clients from start-ups to businesses with a global reach on a range of matters from litigation to transactions and advisory work where intellectual property has been the central consideration. Recently I ha... Show more

Cal Evans

Cal Evans

Cal is the Managing Associate of Gresham International, a UK & Dubai lawyer and US Securities Consultant with experience working in top law firms in both California and London. Considered the Original Crypto Lawyer. Cal undertook advanced IT at a junior college and received the top AVCE recognition award before then undertaking his undergraduate in Law. Cal passed law school in England specializing in business and corporate law. In 2015 Cal undertook his certificate in financial markets with Yale. Cal is considered one of the leading individuals on Cryptocurrency and Crypto Raise Compliance. Few people have the technological, legal, and financial expertise needed to tackle the cryptocurrency market and Cal certainly is one of them, highlights include:
- Author ' The Little Book of Crypto'
- Contributor; CoinTelegraph, CryptoSlate, Cryptodaily
- Board Member British Blockchain Association
- Government Advisor

Cal is the Managing Associate of Gresham International, a UK & Dubai lawyer and US Securities Consultant with experience working in top law firms in both California and London. Considered the Original Crypto Lawyer. Cal undertook advanced IT at a jun... Show more

Guy Sereff

Guy Sereff

Guy counsels clients on privacy and data security matters including compliance with U.S. and E.U. data protection and privacy laws, the development of company privacy programs, and responding to and mitigating data breaches.

He also helps clients negotiate, draft, and review a variety technology licenses and contracts. Guy has negotiated hundreds of technology transactions involving a wide range of issues including software licensing, cloud hosting, and IT services. Additionally, Guy advises clients on drafting and implementing website terms of service and rules for online sweepstakes.

Guy knows the ins and outs of technology, privacy and cybersecurity issues specific to interactive gaming and digital technology. He has provided guidance to some of the world’s leading online gambling, gaming operators and casino companies. He advises these clients on gaming and gambling regulation, privacy and cybersecurity concerns, software licensing, and tech transfers. His experience includes more than seven years serving as in-house counsel, where he gained valuable knowledge into the day-to-day and significant privacy and cybersecurity concerns businesses face. Guy understands his clients’ needs for practical solutions to these often complex problems.

Guy counsels clients on privacy and data security matters including compliance with U.S. and E.U. data protection and privacy laws, the development of company privacy programs, and responding to and mitigating data breaches. He also helps clients ... Show more

Katie Butler

Katie Butler

Katie Butler is an associate in the Denver office of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP. Her legal practice focuses on privacy and data security, helping companies build strong compliance programs and deal with what happens when they experience a data security incident. She takes a proactive approach to data privacy and security by counseling her clients to build and maintain privacy regulation compliance programs and incorporate privacy-by-design into new technologies. She coordinates with her clients to map the flow of their data and develop incident response plans. She assists with the development of privacy policies, terms of use, data privacy addenda, and other contract terms to support her clients’ privacy efforts. She also responds to data security incidents. She has extensive experience working with tech companies. She holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) and Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) credentials.

Katie Butler is an associate in the Denver office of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP. Her legal practice focuses on privacy and data security, helping companies build strong compliance programs and deal with what happens when they experience a da... Show more

Felix Hilgert

Felix Hilgert

I'm technology and video games lawyer with a strong international focus.

My practice centers on IP/IT agreements, as well as specific issues of the (interactive) entertainment industry. I'm currently based in Cologne, Germany, but I've also lived and worked in Paris, Vancouver, Toronto and San Francisco.

I regularly write about IT, copyright and youth protection law in legal journals, and am a regular contributor to the specialized blog www.gameslaw.org.

I'm technology and video games lawyer with a strong international focus. My practice centers on IP/IT agreements, as well as specific issues of the (interactive) entertainment industry. I'm currently based in Cologne, Germany, but I've also lived... Show more

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