Mark Dehaini

Mark is an associate in Carey Olsen's corporate team, based in the Cayman Islands. He specialises in fintech and digital assets, with a background in financial services and fintech regulation. Mark advises on structuring and regulatory advice, including token issuances, crypto-payment and lending facilities, early-stage fundraising, DeFi protocols, decentralised autonomous organisations, centralised and decentralised exchanges, wallet providers, VC funds, and NFT and gaming platforms. In addition, Mark advises in the regulated sector in connection with registration and licensing applications under the Cayman Islands VASP regime. Mark is an accomplished speaker and writer, covering several topics in the financial services and fintech industry. · Carey Olsen

Cayman IslandsCorporate / M&A, Fintech

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Mark Dehaini is an Associate in Carey Olsen's corporate team in the Cayman Islands, specialising in fintech and digital assets and providing structuring and regulatory advice across token issuances, crypto payments and lending, DeFi protocols, DAOs, exchanges, wallets, VC funds, and NFT/gaming platforms. He also advises on registration and licensing under the Cayman Islands VASP regime, was admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2021, and previously held roles at Piper Alderman and ANZ Bank in Australia.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&AFintechDigital AssetsFinancial Services RegulationInvestment Funds

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Cayman Islands

Carey Olsen · Mark is an associate in Carey Olsen's corporate team, based in the Cayman Islands. He specialises in fintech and digital assets, with a background in financial services and fintech regulation. Mark advises on structuring and regulatory advice, including token issuances, crypto-payment and lending facilities, early-stage fundraising, DeFi protocols, decentralised autonomous organisations, centralised and decentralised exchanges, wallet providers, VC funds, and NFT and gaming platforms. In addition, Mark advises in the regulated sector in connection with registration and licensing applications under the Cayman Islands VASP regime. Mark is an accomplished speaker and writer, covering several topics in the financial services and fintech industry.

Cayman Islands

Expertise

Token issuancesCrypto payments & lendingDecentralised Finance (DeFi)Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs)Centralised & decentralised exchangesWallet providersVASP registration & licensingNFTs & gaming platformsEarly-stage fundraising / Venture capital

Education

Bachelor of Commerce, Deakin University (2018)
Bachelor of International Studies, Deakin University (2018)
Juris Doctor (Distinction), University of New South Wales (2020)

Admissions

Solicitor, Supreme Court of New South Wales (admitted 2021)