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ISOLAS' Joey Garcia Recognised as Global DLT Expert

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Joey Garcia, Partner at ISOLAS LLP in charge of the Fintech/DLT team has been recognised by Chambers and Partners as one of only 12 (twelve) Lawyers around the world in a spotlight table of the leading global lawyers in blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

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ISOLAS LLP's Joey Garcia recognised as Global DLT expert

Joey Garcia, Partner at ISOLAS LLP in charge of the Fintech/DLT team has been recognised by Chambers and Partners as one of only 12 (twelve) Lawyers around the world in a spotlight table of the leading global lawyers in blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

The listing highlights that Joey Garcia of ISOLAS is a pioneering distributed ledger lawyer, hailed as a "super" practitioner by market sources. He recently advised Gnosis on its ICO, the first time a ConsenSys project was run from Gibraltar, and Xapo on achieving its e-Money licence in Gibraltar. He is also deeply involved in shaping the regulatory environment in Gibraltar, co-chairing the government's working group on distributed ledger technology."

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