GMT Legal is formed by a team of professionals with extensive experience and expertise in law.
Rendering consulting services since 2008, GMT Legal has earned impeccable reputation in Russia and foreign markets. Our firm keeps pace with the latest trends and that is why in 2013, we have started to head towards the IT field and developed expertise in IT and Fin-tech projects from a legal perspective.
Moreover, we assist in blockchain and cryptocurrency related projects, including Initial Coin Offering (ICO) support. The firm has successfully advised over 50 projects in the crypto-sphere so far.
According to Nasdaq analytics, security token offerings will be set on central stage in 2019. Moreover, STOs are projected to have a market cap of $10 trillion in 2020.
But what is actually an STO?
Security Tokens and STOs will allow any company to offer equity, debt or dividends in form of tokens. A project does not need to have large assets to attract investors - since any asset can be tokenized, offered and sold, and any asset can serve as a guaranty itself.
Key advantages
Main advantages of tokenization are: fractionalization of larger assets, an increase of liquidity, lower intermediary fees and better market efficiency. However, the greatest benefit that security tokens provide an issuer is access to a global pool of capital. As these tokens can be sold and traded internationally (when compliant with regulations), they become more fairly priced and, therefore, attractive to investors.
Attractive to large investors
STO offers more security for promising, solvent investors, who are not looking for risky projects. STO as a SEC compliant offering is appealing to both institutional investors for it’s more recognizable structure, and to crypto investors for its technological innovation.
Minimizes non-compliance risks
Governments have never been particularly friendly towards ordinary ICO. Now states are becoming more persistent in keeping an eye on ‘ageing’ ICO funding. STO, on the contrary, offers clear compliance techniques, well-treated by most jurisdictions worldwide.
Satisfies new age investors’ demands
More and more investors are no longer satisfied by what ordinary ICO offers them in return for their funds. STO possibilities, such as voting for project’s decisions, dividends, etc, have endless perspectives for satisfying this increasing investors’ demand.
Dependent on the needs of your business our team will structure your STO compliant to all the necessary legal requirements. Services:
GMT Legal has completed more than 50 cryptocurrency and Fin-tech related projects over the last 5 years. In 2017, our clients’ projects have raised over 100 million USD in investments.
GMT Partner Dmitry Machikhin is ranked among the top 40 leading experts in the industry globally according to ICO Bench platform.
We are capable of providing support to your projects no matter how complex they are. Services:
We will reduce risks and increase effectiveness of your business. We will:
GMT Legal will assist you to identify the required licenses and with the application procedure.
We can prepare the necessary documentation for your license application and complete all the required actions before the regulators.
We can assist with the interaction with foreign regulators and to deal with the most complex business matters.
Our IP practice can support you with:
A brand is a landmark for your business.
We will protect your trademark, service mark and company name (firm name or commercial name). We will prevent the illegal distribution of your digital content as well as any other intellectual property.
We will identify and block copyright infringement.
GMT Legal works with dozens of clients assisting them in tax matters no matter how complicated.
We are capable of:
Our corporate practice will help you to solve the most complex matters under domestic and international law. The firm has experience in M&A transactions involving the United Kingdom, Singapore, the United States and other jurisdictions. Ensuring the success of your deals and the security of your projects.
We monitor changes in the legislation and regulatory practice to ensure your project’s compliance with regulatory requirements from the authorities.
GMT Legal helps clients to successfully win cases and protects their interests. We provide support for pre-trial settlements, conciliation, commercial arbitration and judicial litigation.
We take part in administrative proceedings related to debt recovery and asset protection, including real estate and intellectual property.