Crypto Business Structuring & Asset Protection

Creo Legal advises crypto project founders, exchanges, and blockchain service providers on how to legally structure their business to achieve commercial objectives while protecting personal and business assets from risk.

Service Overview

With specialist crypto law expertise since 2017, Creo Legal helps Web3 founders select and establish the right corporate structure from the outset — covering everything from initial entity selection through to multi-entity holding structures, founder agreements, and operating terms. All advice is delivered exclusively by senior lawyers on a fixed-fee basis, providing cost certainty throughout the engagement.

What's Included

• Entity selection and setup: advising on the optimal structure (company, unit trust, discretionary trust, partnership, or other entity) having regard to tax efficiency, liability protection, and regulatory requirements
• Holding company and multi-entity structures for projects with multiple subsidiaries, products, or jurisdictions, including Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) providers and private/permissioned blockchain enterprises
• Founders and shareholder agreements: drafting and negotiating agreements between co-founders, investors, and advisors to govern equity ownership, decision-making, and dispute resolution
• Asset protection strategies to minimise exposure to creditors and legal claims, particularly important in the volatile crypto industry
• Operating agreements and terms of service: comprehensive terms of service, privacy policies, and user agreements for crypto platforms

Why Choose Creo Legal

Creo Legal's team includes lawyers who have personally founded and operated crypto projects — including a team member whose blockchain project was accepted into a ConsenSys-backed accelerator. This firsthand founder experience means the team understands how to prioritise legal risk based on real business impact, not theoretical concerns. The firm services clients Australia-wide from its Brisbane and Melbourne offices.