Michael is a consultant to Horizons Global. He has over 10 years of experience working as an attorney in private practice. He is a former Managing Associate at Ogier in the Cayman Islands, and was a leading individual in Ogier’s digital assets practice. He was recognized by Legal 500, one of the leading global legal directories, as a “rising star” in both the 2022 and 2023 guides.

Michael is a thought leader and an industry specialist. He pioneered the use of foundation companies to act as wrappers or service providers to blockchain-related businesses, particularly with respect to decentralized autonomous organizations. He is a published author on the subject.

Michael has advised some of the largest Web3 businesses in the world and has worked on over 100 blockchain-related projects. He has advised household names in the Web3 industry as well as the core teams supporting the largest DAOs in the world. He has worked with layer one, two and three protocols, dApp developers, DeFi platforms, centralized finance platforms, centralized and decentralized exchanges, oracles, interchain bridges, grant programs, code audit projects, NFT issuers, stable coin issuers, gaming developers, digital banks, virtual asset proprietary traders, cryptocurrency funds and tokenized funds. He has worked with both regulated and non-regulated entities.

Michael’s prior legal expertise in the Web3 space defines his approach as a consultant and is a significant value add to Horizons Global.

Michael is admitted to act as an attorney in the Cayman Islands and England and Wales but he is non-practicing.