Chris Botsman

Chris is an internationally qualified financial services lawyer with particular expertise in regulation, litigation/disputes, investigations and white-collar crime. Advising businesses around the world but in particular the UK, US and Australia, he has a wealth of insight and knowledge gained from working at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and defending high-stakes Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) proceedings in New York. Chris also advises financial services organisations on how best to adapt to the highly digitised ‘new normal’. This includes: using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to help secure digital data; and using simplified regulation to reduce regulatory arbitrage, decrease compliance costs, and more clearly delineate the regulatory perimeter. It also includes advising on the challenges that cryptoassets and smart contracts pose for traditional legal frameworks. Qualified as a barrister and solicitor, Chris has the written and oral advocacy skills to represent clients at any level required. · Keystone Law

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Internationally qualified financial services lawyer with expertise in regulation, litigation/disputes, investigations and white-collar crime, having worked at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and defended SEC and DOJ proceedings in New York. Advises financial services organisations on Distributed Ledger Technology, cryptoassets and smart contracts; qualified as a barrister and solicitor with written and oral advocacy skills.

Practice areas

Financial ServicesRegulatoryLitigationInvestigationsWhite-Collar CrimeFintechEnforcement

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England

Keystone Law · Chris is an internationally qualified financial services lawyer with particular expertise in regulation, litigation/disputes, investigations and white-collar crime. Advising businesses around the world but in particular the UK, US and Australia, he has a wealth of insight and knowledge gained from working at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and defending high-stakes Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) proceedings in New York. Chris also advises financial services organisations on how best to adapt to the highly digitised ‘new normal’. This includes: using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to help secure digital data; and using simplified regulation to reduce regulatory arbitrage, decrease compliance costs, and more clearly delineate the regulatory perimeter. It also includes advising on the challenges that cryptoassets and smart contracts pose for traditional legal frameworks. Qualified as a barrister and solicitor, Chris has the written and oral advocacy skills to represent clients at any level required.

England

Expertise

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)Cryptoassets & Smart ContractsCross-border financial services (UK, US, Australia)SEC and DOJ enforcement defence

Admissions

Solicitor (Australia, 1999)
Solicitor (England, 2003)
Solicitor (New York, 2006)
Called to the Sydney Bar (2010)
Admitted in England (2018)