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MME Legal | Tax | Compliance

Including a diverse array of projects in its arsenal, from technology and tax to banking and corporate, MME Legal | Tax | Compliance’s technical understanding means that it is well positioned to advise notable clients on digital or blockchain-based applications, crowdfunding initiatives and token offerings, to name a few. Co-lead Thomas Linder bolsters the practice with his capabilities in international tax issues, as well as a broad scope of interdisciplinary projects. Fellow co-lead Andreas Glarner is notably well-versed in digitalisation strategies and the regulatory landscape. Ronald Kogens, who joined from MLL Legal in May 2023, is noted for his representation of companies across the full range of development, while Michael Kunz demonstrates prowess in data protection, software license management and cloud computing. Michèle Landtwing Leupi’s strengths lie in complex compliance cases, internal investigations and regulatory matters.

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Key clients

Sygnum Bank AG
BProtocol Foundation
Liquity AG
MAMA Multichain Asset Managers Association
Metaco AG
BitGo
Openblocks AG
NEAR Foundation
Curve.fi
Safe Ecosystem Foundation
Radicle Foundation
BadgerDAO
1inch Limited
dYdX Foundation
Toucan Protocol Association
VR All Art AG
Polygon Labs Services (Switzerland) AG
Solana Foundation
InCore Bank AG
PEAX AG
Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition
GenTwo AG
OMA3 (Association)
Caeleste AG
Scrypt AG
Paired World Foundation
Snapshot
Alephium
Aave
Anoma Foundation
Fantium

Work highlights

Provided extensive regulatory and contractual advice to Metaco, a Swiss financial technology company with the objective to explore and design institutional-grade digital asset management solutions; this included also an M&A deal to sell the company.
Advised the Safe Ecosystem Foundation e.g. with the implementation of a DAO governance structure, the regulatory analysis and support of DeFI functionalities, and negotiations and rulings with tax authorities regarding digital business models, blockchain-based transactions, tokens, and ICOs. Safe is the most trusted decentralized custody protocol and collective asset management platform on Ethereum and the EVM.
Advised Solana Foundation on all matters including legal and regulatory advice in connection with the launch of new elements of the layer 1 DLT-network. The Solana protocol is a high-performance DLT- network supporting builders around the world creating smart contracts and decentralized applications.

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