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Recognised as one of the leading cryptocurrency lawyers in Australia, Krish leverages his experience in advising ASX-listed businesses, international cryptocurrency exchanges, proprietary trading firms, OTC desks, NFT issuers and metaverse gaming/virtual reality clients. Krish has a reputation for merging commercial insight with legal expertise, providing clients with advice that is both strategic and practical.
With a specialty in end to end corporate/commercial and financial services regulatory matters related to blockchain and cryptocurrency, Krish has advised some of the largest cryptocurrency businesses globally including 3 of the top 80 cryptocurrency businesses by market cap.
Krish was the winner of the 2024 Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Award for Technology Law. In 2023, he was recognised as one of Australia’s Best Lawyers Under 35 by Australasian Lawyers. He has consistently ranked as a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards for Commercial Law, Financial Services Law and Technology Law, earning 5 nominations between 2022 and 2024. He is also a dual finalist in the Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards for Financial Services Partner of the Year and Technology, Media and Telecommunications Partner of the Year.
A regular speaker at conferences, he has been invited to present as a cryptocurrency expert, both nationally and internationally, including in Gold Coast, Melbourne, London, New York City and Dubai. He has also been interviewed by leading media outlets including ABC News Australia, Lawyers Weekly, the West Australian, Cointelegraph and other industry publications.
Krish is passionate about the development of the fintech and startup ecosystem, having assisted the Bond University’s Transformer Program and Queensland University of Technology’s Business and Entrepreneurship Program by providing mentoring and guidance to start-ups and founders at both Universities. He currently sits on a number of for-profits and not-for-profit boards providing strategy, corporate governance and risk guidance.
Krish holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Bond University, a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the College of Law and a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne. He is admitted to practice in Queensland, the High Court of Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
Key Experience
A regular speaker at conferences, he has been invited to present internationally on the topic of cryptocurrency including for the Asian International Arbitration Centre, NFT London and the Gold Coast Bar Association. He has been interviewed by leading media outlets including ABC News Australia, Lawyers Weekly, the West Australia and other industry publications.
Krish is passionate about the development of the fintech and startup ecosystem, having assisted the Bond University’s Transformer Program and Queensland University of Technology’s Business and Entrepreneurship Program by providing mentoring and guidance to start-ups and founders at both Universities. He currently sits on a number of for-profits and not-for-profit boards providing strategy, corporate governance and risk guidance.
Krish holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Bond University, a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the College of Law and a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne. He is admitted to practice in Queensland, the High Court of Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
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