Comprehensive legal advisory for establishing and structuring companies operating in the blockchain sector in Liechtenstein, leveraging the world's first comprehensive blockchain regulatory framework.
Entity Structuring for Web3 Companies
Niedermüller Attorneys at Law provides expert guidance on setting up companies in the blockchain and digital asset sector, ensuring full compliance with the Liechtenstein Blockchain Act (T-VTG) that came into force in January 2020. This groundbreaking legislation makes Liechtenstein the first country in the world to offer comprehensive regulations for a token economy, providing unparalleled legal certainty for both service providers and investors.
Services include strategic jurisdiction selection, optimal corporate structure design for blockchain businesses, navigation of the regulatory framework for VT service providers (Virtual Token Service Providers), and coordination with the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA). The firm's membership in Crypto Valley Labs Vaduz and close relationship with regulatory authorities ensures clients receive practical, up-to-date guidance on application procedures and regulatory interpretation.
Foundations and Trusts for Digital Assets
Specialized expertise in establishing Liechtenstein foundations (Stiftungen) and trusts specifically designed for blockchain and digital asset holding. The firm's attorneys include members of STEP (The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), demonstrating specialized expertise in sophisticated wealth structures.
Services encompass foundation governance structure design, regulatory compliance and FMA coordination, tax optimization strategies, succession planning for digital assets, and innovative applications such as DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) wrapper structures and token reserve management for blockchain projects. The intersection of Liechtenstein's traditional foundation law excellence and emerging blockchain applications represents a unique capability rarely found elsewhere.
Cross-Border M&A Structuring
Expert support for transaction structuring in cross-border mergers and acquisitions involving regulated financial services companies, blockchain/fintech businesses, and companies with Liechtenstein nexus. Services include multi-entity architecture planning, subsidiary structuring, regulatory approvals (including FMA approval for acquisitions of qualified participations in regulated companies), and post-closing integration support.
Managing Partner Matthias Niedermüller and Partner Giuseppina Epicoco are ranked by Chambers Global in Corporate/Commercial, with particular expertise in financial market regulation valuable for M&A transactions involving licensed entities where regulatory change-of-control approvals must be carefully managed.
Why Choose Niedermüller
Clients benefit from Liechtenstein's world-leading blockchain regulatory framework combined with EEA market access, enabling blockchain companies to operate across the entire European Economic Area. The firm's deep expertise in both the Blockchain Act and traditional financial market regulations, combined with recognition by Chambers & Partners and Legal500, ensures sophisticated structuring that maximizes regulatory efficiency while maintaining compliance.
