Skip to main content

Cayman Islands startup Block.one, which operates the blockchain platform EOS.ios, has appointed Alex Erasmus as its chief legal officer in Hong Kong from Clifford Chance, where he was a senior partner in the firm’s London office.

Erasmus, who will be a member of Block.one’s executive committee and report to Group President Rob Jesudason, will oversee all of the group global legal, regulatory and compliance activities.

Block.one publishes the EOSIO blockchain software protocol and is a seller of the EOS Token, a top-five cryptocurrency. In May, it made news after raising more than $4 billion through an initial coin offering (ICO) even before its flagship product had gone live.

Erasmus specializes in global corporate finance, including corporate governance, public and private M&A, restructuring, regulatory and commercial work.

Having joined Clifford Chance 2001, Erasmus became a partner in 2007. At the firm he headed the financial institutions group and acted for banks, insurers and asset managers.

 

To contact the editorial team, please email ALBEditor@thomsonreuters.com. 

Related Articles

Appointments

Tongshang HK launches funds practice with hire from A&O Shearman

by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

Eric Chow & Co, the Hong Kong association firm of the PRC’s Commerce & Finance Law Offices (Tongshang), has hired Frank Fu as a partner from A&O Shearman to establish its new investment funds practice.

Appointments

Digicel exec joins Ashurst as disputes partner in PNG

by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

Global law firm Ashurst has hired Michael Henao, former head of legal and regulatory at Digicel Papua New Guinea, as a partner to lead its disputes and regulatory practice in Port Moresby.

Appointments

CAM adds fintech GC to Mumbai-based finance practice

by Nimitt Dixit |

Indian law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has brought on Sugandha Asthana, who was the general counsel at fintech firm FPL Technologies, as a partner in its Mumbai-based banking and finance practice.