Profile
With over 20 years’ post admission experience across Australia and the United States, Katrina combines private practice pedigree with senior in house leadership. Her career spans litigation, regulatory compliance, policy advisory and emerging technologies, including executive roles as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at high-growth fintech and crypto companies.
Katrina provides pragmatic, regulatory-focused guidance on digital-asset products, financial-services licencing, AML/CTF obligations, consumer protection, enterprise risk and global compliance strategy, with a core practice in crypto advisory. She works closely with product, engineering, compliance and executive teams in crypto and AI-driven financial services businesses. Notably, Katrina spent close to six years at the United States’ largest digital asset exchange, Coinbase, leading product life cycle counselling for consumer and payments products. She has also advised California-based fintechs on product launches, regulatory matters, policy positioning and fundraising. Her earlier experience managing complex insurance and professional indemnity disputes underpins a risk aware, commercial approach.
Known for translating uncertain rules into clear, practical guardrails, Katrina enables responsible innovation at speed and across jurisdictions. Clients value her strategic judgment and her ability to navigate rapidly evolving regulatory and policy landscapes with clarity and confidence. She is admitted in both Australia and California and has practised extensively in each jurisdiction. Her credentials include a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School, and Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist accreditation, reinforcing deep capability at the intersection of law, technology, and global compliance. In addition to her legal practice, Katrina brings over a decade of experience as a non‑profit director, contributing governance insight and mission‑driven leadership.