Nominated as one of Coindesk’s Most Influential People in Blockchain in 2017, Andrew "Drew" Hinkes is a partner with Winston & Strawn and a member of its Chambers -rated Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology group. Drew was appointed as an Adjunct Professor by the NYU Stern Business School and the NYU School of Law, where he co-teaches "Digital Currency, Blockchains, and the Future of the Financial Services Industry” and as a Visiting Professor in Lieu of Adjunct at the FSU College of Law where he teaches “Cryptocurrency and the Law.” Drew has also contributed to global law reform efforts, acting as an Adviser to the Uniform Law Commission’s Digital Assets Working Group which drafted Article 12 to the Uniform Commercial Code as part of the 2022 Amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code, as an observer to the Unidroit Working Group on Digital Assets and Private Law and as an Adviser to the Law Commission of England and Wales regarding its scoping study of DAOs. Mr. Hinkes is frequently quoted and cited in articles related digital assets and blockchain technology, and regularly speaks at legal, industry, and academic conferences.