Digital assets, blockchain, financial regulation, financial crime and related regulation.

Leon specialises in digital assets, blockchain, financial regulation, financial crime and related regulation.

His practice covers advisory and contentious matters and his clients include disruptive and emerging tech businesses, multinationals, financial institutions, corporate fiduciaries and high-net-worth individuals.

Having worked as a specialist financial crime prosecutor for the Government of Jersey in the Channel Islands and also as in-house counsel for a number of blue-chip companies, Leon is able to draw upon first-hand experience and expertise to assist clients with governance, compliance and investigatory matters.

Leon also has a keen interest in the intersection between financial crime compliance and blockchain businesses; he conducts regulatory health checks on client businesses and advises clients on the structuring and development of their crypto businesses to strike the right balance between innovation, commercial objectives and regulatory compliance.

Leon qualified as a solicitor in 2010. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2023, he worked for a number of firms and businesses, including:

Linklaters Eversheds Ogier Mercer Adecco

Leon also served as a specialist financial crime prosecutor for the Government of Jersey, Economic Crime and Confiscation Unit (ECCU).