About us
Our team
PURUSHOTTAM ANAND
ADVOCATE, FOUNDER
Anand’s work at Crypto Legal is focused on Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and associated laws and he has assisted various crypto projects on a wide spectrum of issues ranging from incorporation, issue of tokens, exchange listing, token analysis, to liasoning with regulatory authorities and tax planning and structuring. Anand is a certified Blockchain & Law professional by Blockchain Council and also member of Blockchain Working Group of Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET India). Anand has previously worked with Big 4 consultancy firm EY and law firm Lumiere Law Partners where he advised and represented leading MNCs and India companies including Microsoft, Adobe, NTT Data, Mercedes, Rayban and Sony. He has completed his B.A.LL.B (Hons.) and LL.M. (Business Laws) from National Law University, Delhi.
Vipin Upadhyay
Counsel
ANSHUMAN SINGH
RESEARCH & POLICY
Anuj Bali
CA, Concultant
Mihir Vashishtha
Associate
Sarvottam Anand
Associate
Mona Singh
Outreach
Our Advisors
MR. SHARAT CHANDRA
CO-FOUNDER, INDIA BLOCKCHAIN FORUM
Mr. Sharat Chandra is the vice-president, research and strategy at EarthID, a global decentralised self-sovereign identity management platform. Mr. Chandra is a speaker, educator, and Blockchain & Emerging Tech Evangelist and regularly shares his views relating to different aspects of Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies with print and digital media.
MR. A.K ARYA
IRS (RETD.)
Mr. Ashok Arya practices law in the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court. Mr. Arya is a retired IRS officer who retired as a Member of CESTAT (Indirect Tax Appellate Tribunal) and has previously served as Chief Commissioner (GST), Deputy Director in Enforcement Directorate and Officer on special duty to Hon’ble Vice-President of India.
DR. AMAR SINGH
PROFESSOR, BUSINESS LAWS
Prof. Amar Singh is a Professor of Business Laws and has expreience of more than 30 years in research and policy relating to business laws in India. Mr. Singh has taught at leading Law Universities in India including National Law School, Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad, National Law University, Jodhpur and National Law University, Delhi.
Our Vision
The spectrum between code and law has always been a contested one, with sharp perspectives existing on both ends. On this terrain we stand in the middle. We see blockchains as providing a much-needed economic infrastructure for the internet, i.e., as a public resource which must remain openly and collectively governed. Law is, for us, a key mechanism for achieving this goal. Through consultation, advice and dialogue, Crypto Legal is committed to bridging existing gaps between innovators and regulators in ways which are mutually beneficial.