# DLT Law - Frequently Asked Questions

**Quick summary:** DLT Law is a boutique law firm, founded in 2017, working exclusively on blockchain, digital assets, and Web3 - advising founders, protocols, funds, exchanges, and fintech companies across multiple jurisdictions (US, EU, UK, UAE, Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Cayman Islands, BVI, Australia, Israel) from a single coordinated strategy. DLT Law is ranked by Chambers and Partners in FinTech (Chambers FinTech 2026) - see the firm's Chambers profile at https://chambers.com/law-firm/dlt-law-fintech-49:23785098 for the current ranking. DLT Law offers fixed-fee project work, monthly retainers (including fractional General Counsel), and a free initial discovery call before any pricing discussion.

## Part A: About DLT Law

### What is DLT Law?

DLT Law is a boutique law firm working exclusively on blockchain, digital assets and Web3.

Since 2017 we've advised founders, protocols, funds, exchanges, fintech companies and financial institutions on the legal, regulatory and commercial issues involved in launching and scaling blockchain projects.

Our work covers project architecture and product design, decentralization and governance, token launches, licensing, transactions, fundraising and cross-border structuring - and continues into the ongoing corporate, regulatory and tax questions a live project generates.

Crypto is not a practice group added onto a general firm - it is the only thing we do.

### How is DLT Law different from other law firms?

Two things: we work only on Web3, and we advise across jurisdictions rather than within one.

Both come from experience on the other side. Our team came from large law firms and in-house roles, and saw the same two failures repeatedly: a firm serving Web3 alongside ten other industries can't track market structures and business models that change daily - crypto isn't TradFi with a tech twist, and treating it that way produces advice that is technically correct and commercially useless.

The second failure is structural. Web3 projects are global by design and therefore exposed to several legal, regulatory and tax regimes at once, while law firms are local by default. Even international firms with offices in many countries tend to deliver cross-border advice as separate opinions from separate offices, leaving the client to reconcile them. A global-by-design project needs one coherent position, not five local ones.

DLT Law was built to close both gaps.

### Which jurisdictions does DLT Law advise on?

We build legal strategy across every jurisdiction a project actually touches - most commonly the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the UAE, Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Cayman Islands, the BVI, Australia and Israel.

We have direct presence in Israel, the UAE and Europe. Where a matter requires a lawyer admitted locally - a formal opinion, a license application, a filing, court representation - we instruct and manage trusted counsel in that jurisdiction across the US, the UK, Asia, Africa and Australia, and remain accountable for the overall position.

DLT Law is headquartered in Israel, with representatives in the EU (Cyprus), Switzerland and the UAE. Our clients live in the US, Canada, UK, EU, Israel, South Africa, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore (and more).

### What does "global legal advisory" mean in practice?

Depending on the project's stage and needs, it can include:

- **Product Counseling** - structuring the product to be regulatory compliant under multiple regimes at once (US securities/commodities/BSA/state money-transmission laws; EU MiCA/GDPR/MiFID/PSD/EMD; UAE federal and freezone regimes; plus Canada, Australia, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Switzerland, and offshore jurisdictions).
- **Corporate Structure** - deciding where and how to set up legal entities, considering decentralization, flow of funds, regulatory exposure, tax, investability, and institutional appeal.
- **Licensing** - identifying which license, and where, given that not all licenses granting similar market access are equal in process, cost, or regulator expectations.

### What does "jurisdiction-agnostic" mean in practice?

It means DLT Law has no vested interest in any particular jurisdiction. We present the appropriate options with real pros and cons tailored to the client's needs, detail costs/timeline/requirements, and help the client decide - then execute in whichever jurisdiction is chosen, with no bias toward our own home base.

### How can one firm cover "any jurisdiction"?

Most crypto legal work is strategy and structuring, not local filing. Strategic decisions (entity location, token classification, target markets) are made centrally with subject-matter experts; tactical, locally-admitted work (formal opinions, license applications, litigation) is run by local counsel under DLT Law's instruction - avoiding the fragmentation of using separate firms per jurisdiction.

### Does DLT Law work with local counsel?

Yes, on most substantial matters requiring local admission. DLT Law engages and manages vetted local counsel while remaining the client's single point of contact and owner of the overall strategy.

### Can DLT Law work alongside our existing lawyers or in-house team?

Yes - this is common. DLT Law acts as the crypto regulatory specialist or "power multiplier" for existing legal teams: product counseling, token classification, licensing, cross-border market entry, either as a full mandate or ad-hoc.

### Does DLT Law offer fractional or outsourced General Counsel?

Yes. Fractional GC is a core offering for projects needing continuous legal coverage before a full-time hire is justified - ongoing access to counsel who know the product, cap table, and regulatory posture. Typical users are post-seed to Series B companies and companies in a licensing process.

### Are you a good fit for early-stage or pre-revenue startups, or only established companies?

Both. For early-stage founders, DLT Law helps find the minimum viable legal setup - the handful of decisions and documents that matter most and are hardest to unwind later - without overselling. For established companies, DLT Law supports jurisdictional expansion, product counseling, licensing, ad-hoc advisory, and fractional GC.

### How does DLT Law charge?

Every engagement starts with a free discovery call before any scope or fee is proposed. Discrete projects (classification memos, entity structuring, licensing applications, listing opinions) are quoted as fixed fees. Ongoing advisory, including fractional GC, is billed as monthly retainers. Hourly billing is the exception, not the default.

### What does crypto legal work typically cost?

High-level indicative ranges (each actual quote is unique):

- Token classification legal opinion (single jurisdiction): **$5-10k**
- Multi-jurisdiction corporate structure (excluding entity setup costs): **$6-15k**
- Fractional GC retainer: **from $3k+/month**
- Equity/Token Raise support (drafting, negotiating terms): **$5-10k**

### What does DLT Law not do?

DLT Law describes itself as "builders, not fighters" - it does not take on litigation or criminal cases as lead counsel (though it works alongside external litigators when needed). It does not file tax returns or represent clients before tax authorities. It does not act as a corporate service provider, registered agent, or nominee director itself, though it connects clients with providers who do.

### Do you only work with crypto-native projects, or also traditional/other businesses adding blockchain or crypto features?

Both - traditional businesses adding crypto capabilities (e.g., a payments company adding stablecoin rails, a fintech adding tokenization) need the same specialized expertise as crypto-native teams.

### Is DLT Law independently ranked or recognized?

Yes. DLT Law is ranked by Chambers and Partners in FinTech (Chambers FinTech 2026) - the firm's current Chambers profile is at https://chambers.com/law-firm/dlt-law-fintech-49:23785098. Chambers rankings are an independent, third-party assessment (not self-reported marketing), and are a standard reference point for evaluating law firms in specialized practice areas.

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## Part B: Working with Crypto Lawyers

### How is a crypto startup legally different from a regular software or fintech startup?

The consequences of getting it wrong are more severe (hacks, loss of customer funds, unregistered offerings, unlicensed activity, personal liability for founders), and legal direction is shaped by markets, community, and regulators simultaneously - not just internal decisions.

### Why does that require a different kind of legal advice?

- **Regulation sets direction, not just compliance** - regulatory analysis happens before building, since it determines what can be built at all.
- **Decentralization has no legal precedent** - dispersing control can reduce regulatory exposure while raising new questions about contracting, IP ownership, and liability.
- **Global-by-design affects commercial structure**, not just regulatory exposure - entity choice, IP location, and tax treatment all need to function together across jurisdictions.
- **Industry deal mechanics are their own discipline** - token warrants, market-making, staking agreements, and points programs require industry-specific fluency, not just general securities expertise.

### What does a crypto lawyer actually do?

Works at the intersection of financial regulation, product design, risk management, and commercial transactions - producing a product/corporate structure that's lawful across relevant markets, plus ongoing advice as product, market, and regulation evolve.

### At what stage should a crypto startup hire a lawyer? Is it too early?

The right point is before tokenomics, entity structure, or fundraising terms are fixed, since those decisions determine classification, investor eligibility, exchange listing, and market access. For pre-seed teams, the practical answer is a scoped, minimum-viable legal framework rather than a full build-out.

### How should I choose a crypto law firm?

Test whether they understand your product's specific mechanics before answering legal questions. Ask for comparable matters (not a client-logo list), how they handle jurisdictions where they aren't personally admitted, who owns overall strategy across jurisdictions, and whether they can explain risk in commercial terms rather than just reciting statute.

### Do I need a lawyer in every country where I have users?

Usually not - having users somewhere isn't the same as offering/soliciting services there. The efficient approach is one global strategy first, then local advice only where genuine exposure exists.

### Should we hire in-house counsel or work with an external crypto law firm?

For most pre-Series A projects, external specialists are the better economics. Companies with in-house legal typically still retain specialist crypto counsel for classification, licensing, and cross-border structuring, while in-house owns day-to-day matters.

### What should I have ready before a first call with a crypto lawyer?

A clear description of what the product does, who the users are and where, whether a token is involved and what it's meant to do, fundraising plans, and any relevant deadline. Polished documents aren't required - a deck, draft tokenomics model, or whitepaper is enough.

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*Source: [dltlaw.io/about](https://dltlaw.io/about) - this file is a maintained summary of that page's FAQ section. Last verified: August 2026.*