Entity Formation & Structuring for Blockchain Companies

WilmerHale provides strategic entity formation and corporate structuring services for blockchain and cryptocurrency companies navigating the complex intersection of emerging technology and regulatory compliance.

Service Overview

Since the inception of blockchain and cryptocurrency, WilmerHale has provided efficient, strategic advice to clients working in the blockchain ecosystem, helping dynamic companies stay agile and achieve their goals while mitigating risk. The firm combines deep roots in securities, futures and derivatives regulation with technical insight to deliver informed, actionable advice on novel legal and regulatory issues.

What's Included

• Entity Formation & Corporate Governance: Critical guidance on operational and regulatory questions posed by blockchain-based networks, innovative capital-raising methods, and investment vehicles
• Regulatory Structuring: Strategic advice on compliance obligations for decentralized apps, blockchain-powered networks, exchanges, trading platforms, lending and payment platforms, enterprise solutions, and public cloud computing resources
• Securities & Derivatives Compliance: Technical analysis of regulatory requirements for token issuers, trading platforms, and financial institutions exploring blockchain technology
• Multi-Jurisdictional Planning: Corporate structuring that accounts for US federal and state requirements, as well as international regulatory frameworks

Client Base

WilmerHale's Emerging Company and Venture Capital Practice serves companies and entrepreneurs tackling operational and regulatory questions unique to blockchain-based business models, including:

• Top-tier blockchain and cryptocurrency projects
• Decentralized applications and protocols
• Cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms
• Stablecoin issuers and payment processors
• Enterprise blockchain solution providers
• Traditional financial institutions exploring digital assets

Why Choose WilmerHale

With more than 1,200 lawyers across 12 offices in the United States and Europe, WilmerHale brings unparalleled expertise to blockchain entity formation. The firm works at the intersection of government, technology and business, combining regulatory relationships with technical understanding to help blockchain companies structure for success from day one.