As part of the Australian Government’s Federal Budget 2021, the Prime Minister has released its Digital Economy Strategy 2030. Piper Alderman is profiled as a mini case study in the report for our recent work with Lygon, becoming the first legal firm to execute a blockchain-based payment guarantee in a commercial contract.
National law firm, Piper Alderman, has become the first legal firm in Australia to execute a blockchain-based payment guarantee in a commercial contract, announced today in The Australian Business Review.
Piper Alderman partner Michael Bacina and lawyer Tom Skevington have contributed the Australian chapter of Getting the Deal Through – Cryptoassets & Blockchain 2020, published by Lexology. The guide covers a range of topics including general legal and regulatory framework, cryptoassets for investment and financing, cryptoasset trading, cryptoassets used for payments, cryptocurrency mining, blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies and recent developments.
Piper Alderman partner Andrea Beatty, lawyers Chelsea Payne and Gabor Papdi and law graduate Chloe Kim have contributed the Australian chapter of The Banking Regulation Review 11th edition, published by The Law Reviews. The guide covers a range of topics including general legal and regulatory framework, cryptoassets for investment and financing, cryptoasset trading, cryptoassets used for payments, cryptocurrency mining, blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies and recent developments.
Piper Alderman partner Michael Bacina and lawyer Tom Skevington have contributed the Australian chapter of Getting the Deal Through – Cryptoassets & Blockchain 2020, published by Lexology. The guide covers a range of topics including general legal and regulatory framework, cryptoassets for investment and financing, cryptoasset trading, cryptoassets used for payments, cryptocurrency mining, blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies and recent developments.
Piper Alderman Partner, Michael Bacina, has been recognised at the Australian Blockchain Industry Awards as ‘2019 Blockchain Policy Maker or Influencer of the Year’.
Piper Alderman is advising Independent Reserve and IR Ventures in relation to commercial law matters and is assisting members of the new accelerator with their start-up legal needs.
Piper Alderman has advised Paid By Coins in relation to it’s acquisition by Mobecom. The global customer-engagement technology developer agreed to pay $6m to $20m, depending on revenue targets achieved, for Paid by Coins.