
Joe provides strategic and practical counseling to Web3.0 technology companies, with a focus on blockchain and complex open-source system designs. Joe is a co-inventor of many of the decentralized structures and models that are now utilized industrywide and serves as a strategic thought partner to top blockchain projects from around the world. Joe also structures, negotiates and executes equity and token fundraisings, including some of the largest private fundraisings in the history of the industry. Joe has extensive experience with a wide variety of Web3.0 designs and transactions, including: • Airdrops • Centralized and decentralized cryptocurrency designs • Centralized and decentralized digital asset exchanges • Cryptocurrency presales • DAOs, including decentralized governance, tax optimization and securities compliance • DeFi model design and implementation • Fractionalization and digitization of traditional assets • Gaming platforms integrating governance tokens, consumables and other NFT assets • Mergers and acquisitions involving digital assets and decentralized models • Metaverses • Tokenomics auditing • Token generation events • Venture financing structures that integrate token exposure Speaking Engagements: University of Pennsylvania Wharton School Blockchain Conference, "What's Next for NFTs?", Speaker, https://www.pennblockchain.com/ Cornell Alternative Investments Symposium, "Investment Opportunities in Cryptocurrency, Blockchain Technology, and Digital Assets", Moderator, https://cornelljpec.com/crypto SALT Bahamas, "Evolution of NFTs: Culture, Utility and Regulation" Speaker, https://cryptonews.com/videos/evolution-of-nfts-culture-utility-and-regulation-crypto-bahamas.htm Practicing Law Institute, "Blockchain 2.0: 2023 Legal & Regulatory Developments" Speaker, https://www.pli.edu/programs/blockchain-2.0?t=ondemand&p=359793 Blockchain & Law Symposium, "Segwit2x and the Launch of Bitcoin Futures", Speaker West LegalEd Center Live CLE Program, "Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies", Speaker Bergen Tax Study Group, "Introduction to Blockchain Technology", Speaker Law Firm Alliance, "Introduction to Blockchain Technology", Speaker Pennsylvania Bar Association, "Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, and their Patentability", Speaker Association of Corporate Counsel, New Jersey. "What is Blockchain? The Basics of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology, Cryptocurrencies and What They Mean for Your Business", Speaker
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statefarm.com
New York, New York, United States
General Counsel
Magic Eden
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Jun 2022 - Present
Corporate Associate
Fenwick & West
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Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
New York, New York, United States
Associate Attorney
Allen & Overy
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Jun 2019 - May 2021
Greater New York City Area
Corporate Attorney
Cole Schotz P.C.
Feb 2017 - May 2019
1325 Avenue of Americas, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10019
Associate
Cole Schotz P.C.
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Feb 2017 - May 2017
Greater New York City Area
Clinic Associate
Rutgers Law School, Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
Aug 2016 - Jan 2017
Newark, New Jersey
Judicial Intern
The Honorable Patty Shwartz, United States Circuit Court for the Third Circuit
Jul 2015 - Jan 2016
Newark, New Jersey
Summer Associate
Kates Nussman Rapone Ellis & Farhi, L.L.P.
Apr 2015 - Jul 2015
Judicial Intern
The Honorable Michael A. Shipp, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
May 2014 - Oct 2014
Trenton, New Jersey
Sales Associate
Designer Shoe Warehouse
Mar 2012 - Feb 2013