Fintech

Hassans

Hassans ‘understands the DLT industry very well’ and has ’particular strength in assisting local DLT providers with applications to the regulator’ and regulatory compliance. Headed by Anthony Provasoli with support from Aaron Payas and associate Jeremy Requena, the group has been a trusted advisor to many leading cryptocurrency businesses, DLT providers, fintech investors and early-stage start-ups on the structuring of their products, licensing and any related issues. Payas and Requena have developed a bespoke offering in the form of foundations for decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs). Vikram Nagrani is highly experienced in anti-money laundering issues, token issuances, security token offerings and licence applications.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Aaron Payas, Jeremy Requena and the rest of this team are very knowledgable about crypto legislation and regulation and are leading on this front in our opinion. Very professional service and fast delivery for legal works to be done.’
‘Hassans understand DLT and our industry very well. They are well positioned to advise and assist effectively and usually quickly.’
‘They have a holistic view on how to best set up a legal entity in Gibraltar with applicable side services, as well as how to become a regulated company.'
‘Hassans teams is very knowledgable and client responsiveness is remarkable by all standards.’
‘Aaron Payas is very knowledgeable and responsive, he has supported several companies on the set up in Gibraltar and leading up to their token launch. I highly recommend his services.’
‘Aaron Payas is an exceptional professional providing sound legal advice to fintech companies. ’
‘The team at Hassans have a can do attitude towards complex matters, and don't shy away from meeting extreme deadlines on short notice. Their knowledge of their industry is impeccable, and the relationships that Hassans has fostered within their industry, in respect of regulators and service providers, over the years, are priceless.’
‘Great team with a lot of experience in fintech, with particular strength on assisting local DLT Providers with the applications to the regulator and advising them on compliance with the laws generally. ’

Key clients

INX Limited
CEX.IO
ETORO
Modex
Cudo Ventures
DAMEX.io
Panther Protocol
Currency.com
Orbital (PayPerform)
Meme.com
Aurora Protocol
FTFT UK Limited
EXMO
Mingo
Quickbit
Binance
Alphabeth Capital
Cointelligence
Coinbase Global, Inc
deVere Group
Bullish (via Simmons & Simmons LLP as instructing solicitors)
Club Game App
Fragbite Group AG
GSX (Gibraltar Stock Exchange)
Himalaya International Clearing Ltd
Turncoin Limited
BoXX Limited
Koii Labs
CryptoWalkers
Vorlds
Amero Exchange
Subotai
Zip Web3 Limited
ZUBR Exchange Limited
Sigil
Kombatchain
Poolz Platform
Buenbit
Ready Maker Games

Work highlights

Supported the Aurora crypto project, an Ethereum Virtual Machine compatible protocol developed on the NEAR network, from its inception.
Supported GMGM with its successful application to become a Virtual Asset Provider (VASP) in Gibraltar.
Supported WAGMI with its Token sale/SAFT for the Panzerdogs platform which is being developed on Solana Blockchain.