Legal advice for your project cryptocurrency from professionals

We are lawyers, providing legal services in the sphere of ICO/STO, IEO. We help legalise crypto and blockchain project. We also offer a variety of services at each stage of the project. We offer sophisticated legal services for companies and cryptocurrency projects in string tokenization for business.

Our lawyers are incredibly knowledgeable and have experience with ICO/STO, сrowd funding attraction of financial resources and other projects in the field of digital currency from the beginning of the project to its logical assurances.

We work under the key-develop crypto-project from the choice of jurisdiction before the withdrawal of listing.

1. Carry out a consultation on string tokenization for your business (tokenization funds, assets)
2. Create whitepaper or perform review (whitepaper, lightpaper tech paper, onepager, investor offers and press releases);
3. Advise on KYC/AML in the jurisdiction;
4. Our specialists will advise you and provide tips in terms of jurisprudence;
5. Evaluate risks;
6. Provide tax services (advising on taxation in your chosen jurisdiction);
7. Support in judicial processes;
8. Provide fund formation and structuring;
9. Preparation of legal opinions Legal Opinion;
10. Finding your listing or token or IEO

Carry out a consultation on string tokenization for your business

Our lawyers possess invaluable experiences in string tokenization for funding. Thanks to string tokenization for your business project will provide investors, communities this means that you will be able to receive funds without going through the precarious state of the classical methods. It is through the communities of investors has token value, and through business sentence, it can be used in a closed circuit community.

Create and execute overview Whitepaper and press releases

Do not let small problems in your Whitepaper lead you to difficulties with compliance with rules or scare experienced investors. Whitepaper of your project, as well as press releases and accounts in social networks is the face of your project for regulators, investors and the general public. With white pages and press releases, it is important to make sure that they match your interests legally.

Advise on KYC/AML

Our lawyers will advise you and help in the development of documents, that will be in accordance with the requirements of the AML/KYC regulation necessary for the company’s jurisdiction. Also, help in registration of the user agreement and documentation related to the provision of services within the ICO and the use of the online platform.

What are KYC and AML and what are they connected?

Firstly, this abbreviation from the already robust foreign law phrases “Know Your Customer” and “Anti-Money Laundering. Secondly, reduced their consumption is generally accepted and is found wherever there are legislative restrictions (or requirements) related to State control concerning businesses. That is where there is a legal relationship, a sort of chain-firm-client state. “

More often it can occur as part of the licensing requirements issued by the licensor for such company upon receipt, for example, financial or gambling license, when in circulation not only electronic but fiat money.

   

In Europe, the fourth directive on money laundering (AML 4) entered into force in June 2017 onwards with a new set of rules designed to help business institutions to protect against the risks of money laundering and terrorism financing. In connection with the requirements of the directive to financial institutions, AML should: identify clients and monitor their financial transactions. Control verification of clients and communicate with the authorities of the central offices. The EU Member States must comply with the directive within two years.

“Know your customer policy”, commonly referred to as “KYC” is a mandatory basis for all banks and financial institutions used for the customer identification process.

To meet international standards with regard to money-laundering and the financing of terrorism, enhanced techniques “know your customer” rules must be implemented at any stage of a business relationship upon registration of a new customer.

In Russia, the principle of KYC is implemented in accordance with the Federal law of August no. 115-FL “about  counteracting the legalisation (laundering) of proceeds received by the criminal way and terrorism financing and Provision of 15.10.2015 No. 499-p of the identification of the customer by credit institutions, customer representatives of beneficiaries and beneficial owners in order to counteract the legalization (laundering) of proceeds received by the criminal way and terrorism financing.

Personal data protection when implementing the principle of KYC in Russia is carried out in accordance with the Federal law “About personal data” from 27.07.2006 N 152-FL.

Our specialists will advise you and provide tips.

Well-formed documents are an important part of doing business online blockchain or structuring of any proposal. The law group for ICO/STO projects can provide advice and reports about the legality of your ICO/STO. We will provide you with the documents necessary for the smooth operation of the business, string tokenization and fund-raising. This includes materials such as private placement memorandum, contracts, documents about the sale of tokens and other documents containing proposals for investors, other necessary legal documents.

Evaluate risks

There is always some risk in fund-raising and project development. In some cases, will need to publish documentation on the legality of the activities of investors to secure their confidence in your project. We can help evaluate the risk and reduce the potential for problems with fundraising. We regularly advise our clients to make sure their project meets the requirements of doing business cryptocurrency, and they do not violate applicable laws, if any, in the chosen jurisdiction.  Score and reduce the risk by using your project can help attract investors and users to your proposal on investing in cryptocurrency. Having its side of legal support and our expertise in the area of legislation on cryptocurrency, blockchain technologies and laws about the ICO, you can rest easy knowing that our counsel in legal support for ICO/STO projects can accurately assess any risk for your projects in the field of cryptocurrency.

Provide advice on taxation

Structuring proposals and financing your technology project may be related to tax costs. We can help you decide how best to be taxed and meet all of the requirements for the most proper taxation. Lawyers will analyse specifically your crypto-business to provide the best tax structure for you and your project while remaining within the framework of the legislation of the country. Our Attorney ICO will help you in this potentially complicated process.

Help with registration

Our company law group can assist your project in cryptocurrency exchange also assist and give advice on compliance with the legislation. We offer legal advice on compliance with laws and regulations on securities as well as practical considerations and benefits of private placements and public offerings of your token. Laws in the branch of ICO (blockchain) become very complex, and you need to be an experienced lawyer on ICO/STO, IEO that will help you understand the law of cryptocurrency associated with your project give legal advice on the development of your project.

Support litigation

Sometimes the trials just inevitable, you need experienced attorneys who understand the laws use securities and cryptocurrency. We know that the development of new ideas and technologies requires legal protection. Many projects ICO/STO may face trials at the beginning of its business ways, and so you might have to counsel, specialising in the sphere of legal support for ICO and STO projects.

Carry out the formation of the Fund and the sentence

Our lawyers are experienced specialists in working with project cryptocurrency. We regularly assist our clients in forming and valid registration of funds. Also, help with international banking operations. Carry out the sentence of the funds that will attract new customers to your project. Prepare the correct process KYC/AML procedures. We ensure that operations are conducted in the framework of the relevant regulatory standards. Responsible lawyers to implement legal consultations is the key to our mutually beneficial cooperation. With our team of experts will your project rapidly evolve and attract new investors.

Preparation of legal opinions (Legal Opinion) your ICO/STO project

The Legal Opinion is a tool that will enable the parties to get a qualified opinion of a qualified expert on the subject, object and other issues connected with the conclusion of the deal. So, it’s a legal opinion prepared by a competent lawyer on any question or matter at hand especifically.

Before entering into any commercial transaction, the parties should carefully consider the nature and scope of the transaction, as well as the legal issues associated with it. Legal Opinion is an essential document, and it prompts the first listing on the stock exchange.

Lawyers provide services for the elaboration of a legal position, further drafting Legal Opinion, as well as in legal support ICO/STO projects:

1. Analysis of regulations ICO/STO in different jurisdictions;
2. Analysis of the most advantageous jurisdictions for ICO/STO in terms of taxation, given jurisdiction at the location of the source of funding of the project by the client;
3. Preparation of written legal opinions on the above issues;
4. Legal analysis of token for listing on the stock exchange or cryptocurrency IEO.

Legal opinion on the nature of the token should answer the following questions:

Whether the token matches the definition of securities or derivative securities according to the law (often this legislation United States.To clarify this issue usually surveyed test Howie, test Family Resemblance, test Risk Capital).

That would be the token meets the definition of securities in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the structured ICO/STO?

Whether the token sales fall under the legislation on collective investment schemes in accordance with the applicable law?

Whether special legislation on distributed technologies register to sell tokens in the jurisdiction of structuring ICO/STO?

The choice of jurisdiction for the ICO/STO project

Note that the places where you can easily register a new company and not face hurdles, not so much. In particular, a complete ban on the ICO introduced in China, which is quickly followed by the warning and in Malaysia. Chain reaction touched previously prosperous territory for startups – Hong Kong and Singapore. Now ICO projects here are under scrutiny because of the possibility of fraud.

At the end of July 2017 years, significant changes have occurred in the United States. Now the ICO does not differ from the placement of securities. Therefore, to make out the company in the United States is not recommended.

The best jurisdictions for ICO development/STO projects to date are considered Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Malta, Estonia, Isle of Man, Australia, Cayman Islands, Jamaica. The Governments of these States see great perspective in these projects and to support them. Of course, if certain conditions are met the company’s requirements.

Favourable Wednesday for cryptocurrency companies and their development can be found on the territory of Switzerland. With our help, specialists will be able to register the ICO company in Switzerland. The Swiss Confederation has formed a special government authority that regulates financial activities-FINMA.In General, legal nuances associated with the implementation of the ICO/STO projects are quite complex and confusing. Therefore, it is recommended that you turn to professionals for help.