Key Expert
Daniel R. Whitmore
Founder & Managing Expert
Founded the firm in 2023 after eight years at a Magic Circle firm leading the financial regulation emerging-tech desk. LL.M. Financial Regulation, LSE. Dual-qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) and NY Attorney. Specialises in cross-border licensing, MiCA, FinCEN MSB, BitLicense and SEC token classification. Quoted in the Financial Times, CoinDesk, The Block.
- Jurisdictions
- UK · USA · Jersey · Gibraltar · Switzerland
- Languages
- English, French
- Qualifications
- LL.M. LSE · Solicitor (E&W) · NY Bar
- Email
- daniel@cryptolicenseservices.com
- Phone
- +44 20 3962 1234
Key Expert
Layla A. Hassan
Lead Expert — MENA & APAC
Founding expert since 2024. Previously seven years in-house at a top-3 UAE crypto exchange and at a leading Dubai law firm. JD Cambridge. Admitted in the DIFC Courts and Singapore. Lead authority on UAE virtual asset regulation (VARA, ADGM FSRA, DMCC) and APAC licensing (MAS PSA, SFC VATP, AUSTRAC DCE).
- Jurisdictions
- UAE · Singapore · Hong Kong · Australia
- Languages
- English, Arabic, Mandarin (working)
- Qualifications
- JD Cambridge · DIFC Courts · Singapore admitted
- Email
- layla@cryptolicenseservices.com
- Phone
- +971 4 567 1234
Key Expert
Marcus T. Andersson
Lead Expert — Americas & Offshore
16 years of international tax structuring and offshore corporate experience. Previously senior associate at an Offshore Magic Circle firm, where he led digital asset matters in BVI and Cayman. Admitted to the BVI Bar, Cayman Islands Bar and Advokat in Sweden. Advises on offshore VASP structuring, Cayman VASP Act, BVI VASP, Panama and El Salvador DASP.
- Jurisdictions
- Canada · El Salvador · Panama · BVI · Cayman Islands · Montenegro · Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Languages
- English, Swedish, Spanish
- Qualifications
- BVI Bar · Cayman Bar · Advokat (Sweden) · STEP/TEP
- Email
- marcus@cryptolicenseservices.com
- Phone
- +1 305 922 1234
Senior Specialist
Tomáš Novák
Senior Counsel — EU & Eastern Europe
Leads the firm's MiCA implementation practice and Eastern European jurisdictions. Six years at the European Banking Authority working on MiCA technical standards and the Transfer of Funds Regulation. LL.M. KU Leuven. Czech Bar admitted. Advises on CASP authorisation across EU member states with focus on Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, and bridge jurisdictions like Georgia.
- Jurisdictions
- Georgia · EU MiCA (cross-cutting)
- Languages
- English, Czech, Polish, Russian
- Qualifications
- LL.M. KU Leuven · Czech Bar · Former EBA Senior Policy Officer
- Email
- tomas@cryptolicenseservices.com
Senior Specialist
Dr. Ingrid Müller
Senior Compliance Officer & AML Lead
Lead authority on AML / CFT compliance frameworks. Former senior examiner at FINMA. PhD Financial Regulation, University of Zurich. Designs the AML / KYC programmes that underpin every license application. Expertise in transaction monitoring rule design, FATF Travel Rule implementation and high-risk jurisdiction risk assessments.
- Jurisdictions
- Cross-cutting AML/KYC · Switzerland (lead)
- Languages
- English, German, French
- Qualifications
- PhD Zurich · CAMS · ACAMS member · Former FINMA examiner
- Email
- ingrid@cryptolicenseservices.com
