Chambers Review
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FinTech Legal - Spain
What the Team is Known For
ATH21 has specialised expertise in legal advice around technology, advising some of the biggest international crypto companies. The firm has extensive experience advising clients on complex operations related to information technologies, finance, and on general digital matters such as the application of new technologies.
Strengths
What really sets ATH21 apart is that they thoroughly understand both the legal framework and the operational reality. Not only do they know the regulation, they know how to apply it practically.
ATH21's knowledge, experience and agility are key and are of utmost importance for us.
ATH21 stand out for their adaptability, innovation and knowledge of start-up environments as well as of banking regulation.
Work Highlights
ATH21 advised the blockchain platform Polygon on the tax and regulatory implications of its crypto-asset business and drafted contractual and operational documents. ATH21 also trained the Polygon team on the tax and regulatory requirements of its business.
Notable practitioners
Cristina Carrascosa is the founder and managing partner of ATH21. She regularly handles FinTech matters relating to NFTs, crypto and blockchain.
Cristina is an enormously intelligent person with ease in understanding the needs of her clients and advising in a clear and reliable way.
Cristina is an extremely competent professional, with an impressive ability to quickly identify the critical points of each project and provide clear and well-founded solutions.
Cristina really understands every crypto product, how centralised exchanges work, all kinds of technical stuff, not just an overview of how crypto works. This helps her find innovative solutions.