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Provided by Kathryn Dodds
Kathryn Dodds is a Corporate Partner specialising in crypto, Web3, and fintech. She advises on M&A, investments, global restructures, and innovative corporate structures for Web3 projects.
Selected highlights:
- Pioneering deal: led on the sale of Attestant, an institutional Ethereum staking provider with $4bn in staked assets, to Bitwise Asset Management, being the first transaction of its kind in the UK. The acquisition broadened Bitwise’s institutional offering, adding professional non-custodial staking alongside ETPs, hedge fund solutions, private funds, and SMAs.
- Global restructures: acted for leading crypto firms, including Layer 1s, decentralised exchanges, and shadow insurers, on complex reorganisations, including DAO “wrapping” and Labs models, enabling growth, advanced product launches, and reduced liability.
- First-ever DAO sale: structured and executed the world’s first DAO sale, setting a precedent in the market.
- Investment expertise: advises on SAFEs, token warrants, SAFTs and traditional equity investment documents (ASAs, subscription agreements, articles, and shareholders’ agreements).
Kathryn was recently promoted to Partner, reflecting her position as a leading expert in crypto, Web3 and fintech corporate law. She is ranked in Chambers for FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies, with her practice areas FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies and FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & Financing both reaching Band 3. Kathryn is also ranked in Legal 500 for Fintech: Corporate & Commercial, with her practice moving up to Band 3 in the 2026 guide, and her work has been featured in publications including the Solicitor’s Journal and Lawyer Monthly.
Provided by Chambers
Kathryn Dodds has experience dealing with corporate and regulatory structuring matters for tokenisation and web3 projects. She also advises FinTechs on fundraising rounds.
Provided by Chambers
Kathryn Dodds is very diligent, patient and detail-oriented. She does really well to get deals over the line.
Kathryn Dodds is down to earth and approachable. She has a very good understanding of the corporate wrappers for centralised autonomous organisations.
Kathryn Dodds is great from a corporate structuring perspective. She is a very commercial lawyer.
Kathryn Dodds is very diligent, patient and detail-oriented. She does really well to get deals over the line.
Kathryn Dodds is down to earth and approachable. She has a very good understanding of the corporate wrappers for centralised autonomous organisations.
Kathryn Dodds is great from a corporate structuring perspective. She is a very commercial lawyer.