The role involves advising on cryptocurrency regulations, drafting agreements, ensuring compliance, and collaborating with teams to mitigate legal risks.
We are looking for Senior Legal Counsel with 10+ years of legal experience in U.S. financial and/or cryptocurrency regulation to join our team in Chicago. In this role, you will be responsible for advising on cryptocurrency, digital assets, and tokenization rules and strategies. You will also review and negotiate cryptocurrency market-maker and related agreements, as well as draft internal policies, prepare registration applications, and review proposed investments in digital assets. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in digital assets and relevant U.S. federal securities laws.
Your Core Responsibilities
Your Skills and Experience
While this is a hybrid position, we expect an in-office presence in our Chicago office four times per week.
Please note that immigration sponsorship is not offered for this opening.
Your Core Responsibilities
- Advise on regulations governing cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and digital assets, including European and U.S. regulations.
- Draft and negotiate agreements involving token market-making, issuances, partnerships, and digital asset transactions.
- Support the organization's compliance efforts, including advising on AML/KYC matters, conducting due diligence reviews, and identifying relevant licensing requirements.
- Monitor legislative and policy developments in crypto regulation and provide proactive legal strategies.
- Identify potential legal risks and proactively propose solutions.
- Advise senior business, finance, and compliance leaders on commercial, legal, and regulatory risks to support informed decision-making.
- Collaborate with team members (legal, compliance, finance) across regions to identify regional legal or regulatory risks and propose potential solutions or mitigation actions.
Your Skills and Experience
- Minimum of 10+ years of relevant legal experience at an exchange, regulator, law firm, and/or as in-house legal counsel.
- Regulatory & Compliance Expertise - Knowledge of relevant U.S. and international crypto regulations.
- Corporate & Transactional Skills - Experience structuring crypto-related agreements, token market-making agreements, and other digital asset transactions.
- Strong leadership and team-management abilities.
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and analytical skills.
- Juris Doctor.
- Experience working on cross-functional or cross-regional projects.
While this is a hybrid position, we expect an in-office presence in our Chicago office four times per week.
Please note that immigration sponsorship is not offered for this opening.
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