Cryptocurrency and digital assets is a complex and multidimensional area of law often requiring intricate practical analysis and application of the following laws and regulations:

• the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
• the Anti-Money Laundering Law (“AML”);
• the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”);
• 50 state-specific money transmitter laws (“MTL”) with a nationwide application standard;
• the U.S. Internal Revenue Code;
• the Racketeering Influence and Corruption Organization Act (“RICO”); and
• all related and implementing regulations of the above statutes.

Max strives to understand clients’ backgrounds, goals, trading habits, investment vehicles, and other critical factors to identify which bodies of law, and specific statutes and regulations, are implicated.

This approach is crucial when:

• guiding clients toward lawful behavior in Defi, Web 3.0 virtual universes and Metaverse;
• selecting and establishing optimal onshore and offshore business structures;
• assisting clients with asset tokenization projects and developing legal market entry strategies in the US, Southeast Asia, and Europe;
• establishing guidelines for cryptocurrency trading activities to make operations as efficient as possible, as well as to make sure that client’s activities are legal under U.S. laws and regulations;
• crypto compliance with tax laws and reporting requirements against everchanging US standards;
• preparing a crisis plan as the first step in avoiding crisis situations before they arise.

Max regularly represents in a variety of digital asset matters:

• Institutional investors and publicly traded companies;
• Cryptocurrency exchanges, OTC desks and wallet-providers;
• Traditional real estate operators and developers;
• Cryptocurrency hedge fund managers and investors;
• DeFi traders and Dapp developers;
• Metaverse businesses, brands, and users;
• Family offices;
• Digital asset platforms;
• NFT platforms, issuers, and investors; and
• Fraud victims.

Max was named to Super Lawyers’ New York Metro Area “Rising Star” in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.