Mr Aaron Payas > Hassans > Gibraltar, Gibraltar > Lawyer Profile
Hassans Offices
Madison Building
Midtown
Queensway
GX11 1AA
Gibraltar
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Mr Aaron Payas
Work Department
Funds, FinTech
Position
🙋🏻♂️ Web3 & Funds lawyer. BAYC #3338. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. Degree in Mathematics.
🎯 Leading a team which helps clients build in Web3.
📚 Self-motivated, goal oriented and client-focused. Biggest attribute is an endless pursuit of self-improvement through multi-disciplinary studies.
👨🏻💻 Connecting the dots to bring disruptive Web3 closer to the mainstream with every matter, Aaron is focused on helping projects build with solid legal and regulatory foundations.
Aaron’s practice enables his clients to leverage all the advantages Gibraltar offers as a proof-of-concept jurisdiction for crypto projects. Marrying a traditional practice in financial services with industry-leading work, Aaron has been instrumental in many clients’ achievements in the challenging DLT space.
🔍 Focus:
Web3, NFTs, metaverse, crypto funds, crypto foundations, token sales, DAOs, DLT licences, VASPs & tokenisation of assets.
🏆 Recent practice highlight:
In a landmark achievement for INX, a Gibraltar-based token issuer, Aaron assisted in INX’s successful application to the SEC in the US for the first SEC-approved security token. Aaron described the listing at the time by saying: “It is a matter of some pride for Hassans, INX and for Gibraltar that the first security token offering approved by the SEC for distribution to the US public isn’t even a US entity – it is a Gibraltar company, constituted and operating under the Laws of Gibraltar. This is an excellent development for the jurisdiction, the efforts of which in the DLT and wider fintech space are being validated by the successful filing of the INX security token.”
📜 Aaron is ranked as a leading fintech and funds lawyer by Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.
🎤 Available for speaking engagements. Aaron regularly presents at seminars, and is a published author, on crypto funds, crypto foundations, VASPs, DLT licences, sports law and cannabis.
🐦 Twitter: @aaronpayas
🖼 ENS: AaronPYS.eth
www.linkedin.com/in/aaronpayas/
🎥 If you would like to schedule an initial Zoom call with Aaron, please click the link: www.calendly.com/AaronPYS
Career
👨🏻🎓 Aaron has a strong background in Mathematics and is the first Gibraltarian to obtain the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter. He has a very close relationship with the Government of Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission and stakeholders in the financial services industry.
Languages
English, Spanish
Education
Aaron initially attained a BSc in Mathematics with Honours at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom and thereafter undertook a Graduate Diploma in Law at Middlesex University, London.
He subsequently completed the Bar Vocational Course at the College of Law in London. Aaron is a member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple and was admitted to the Bar of England & Wales and the Gibraltar Bar in 2008.
Leisure
⚽️ In his spare time, Aaron dedicates himself to football with over 10 caps as a full international for Gibraltar.
Lawyer Rankings
Gibraltar > Fintech
(Leading partners)Hassans
remains at the forefront of the fintech sector in Gibraltar, advising leading global brands on all matters concerning fintech, DLT or crypto businesses. The team is noted for strong expertise in the DLT regulatory regime, assisting clients with regulatory compliance and obtaining DLT licences, as well as aiding HM Government of Gibraltar in the continued development of the existing legal and regulatory framework. The team is spearheaded by Anthony Provasoli, a key figure in the crypto currency and blockchain sector, guiding investors and early stage start-ups on the structuring of their products and licensing requirements. He is joined by Aaron Payas, a specialist in financial services legislation with additional expertise in crypto and web3 matters, and Jeremy Requena. Vikram Nagrani harnesses expertise in a wide range of DLT matters, including token issuances, security token offerings and anti-money laundering issues.
Gibraltar > Investment funds
(Next Generation Partners)Lauded for its ‘enlightening and revolutionary approach’, the investment funds practice at Hassans is well-equipped to advise on all types of structures, including protected cell companies, EIFs and private funds. The team is particularly renowned for its expertise in crypto funds, with practice head Aaron Payas leveraging a strong understanding of financial services legislation in Gibraltar alongside crypto and web3 matters. Industry leader James Lasry, widely considered the ‘go-to practitioner for any fund matters in the region’, advises on funds, tax and financial services law. Jeremy Requena, Isabella Lombard, Caroline Lane and Jerome Compson come strongly recommended.
Gibraltar > TMT
The multi-disciplinary team at Hassans advises an impressive roster of leading global and local clients operating across the fintech, online gaming and technology sectors in Gibraltar. Andrew Montegriffo heads the gaming practice, handling a wide range of multi-jurisdictional M&A and commercial transactions; senior partner Peter Montegriffo KC
harnesses extensive expertise in financial services, private client, commercial and trust matters; and fintech experts Vikram Nagrani and Anthony Provasoli advise high-profile crypto currency businesses, DLT providers and fintech firms. Funds head Aaron Payas is a key contact for crypto and web3 matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Fintech Gibraltar
- Investment funds Gibraltar
- Leading partners Gibraltar > Fintech
- Next Generation Partners Gibraltar > Investment funds
- TMT Gibraltar
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Fintech
- Gambling law
- Private client
- Private client
- Private client
- Investment funds
- Private client
- Private client
- Real estate and construction
- Shipping
- Tax
- TMT