Speakers

James is a ranked Band 1 in Chambers FinTech Legal: Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies, and is a partner at gunnercooke llp. He has been involved in crypto since advising on the first successful UK-based ICO and the first equity issuance settled on-chain, and has acted for well over 300 Web3 companies. Work has included helping draft around 3% of the world’s regulation of cryptoassets, advising the Mauritius FSC, the Kazakhstan AFSA and a range of other regulators. A current focus is helping firms with cost-effective global GTM within the new regulatory regimes. He has given evidence to the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain and Cryptoassets, is involved in FCA sprints in relation to cryptoassets, is an advisor to the Law Commission's DAO panel.

He is a mentor at Outlier Ventures, and co-author of various books, including the RegTech book, the PayTech book and Crypto and Digital Assets Law and Regulation.