Dr. des. Stephan Meyer
Legal Associate, LL.M., Notary Public
Profile
Dr. des. Stephan Meyer joined MME in 2017. He advises FinTech clients and specializes in the legal and regulatory implementation of blockchain-projects. After multiple positions with an insurance company he has been a member of an interdisciplinary Swiss National Science Foundation research project on the regulation of virtual currencies at ZHAW School of Management and Law. In addition, he wrote a PhD dissertation on rights relating to blockchain-based crypto tokens at University of Zurich (summa cum laude, Issekutz-Prize 2020). Stephan Meyer is co-founder as well as CPO & Chief Legal Engineer with FQX AG and lecturer in blockchain & law at University of Lucerne and ZHAW School of Engineering.
Business activities
- Blockchain | DLT | FinTech
- Digital Economy
- IT and Intellectual Property
- Data Protection, Big Data, IT-Compliance
Education
- as of 2020
- Executive MBA | Quantic School of Business and Technology
- 2020
- Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public of the Canton of Zug
- 2020
- Dr. iur. des. / PhD | Blockchain & Law | University of Zurich | Issekutz-Prize 2020
- 2016
- LL.M. | International Business Law | Queen Mary University of London
- 2015
- MLaw | Major in Business Law | University of Zurich | 1. NKF-Master-Prize 2015
- 2013
- Summer Program in Chinese Commercial Law | LSE & Peking University
- 2013
- BLaw | University of Zurich
Languages
- German
- English
- French
Practical Experience
- since 2017
- Legal Advisor & Associate | MME
- since 2020
- Lecturer in Blockchain & Smart Contracts | University of Lucerne
- since 2019
- Co-Founder, CPO & Chief Legal Engineer | FQX AG
- since 2018
- Lecturer in Blockchain & Law | ZHAW School of Engineering
- since 2008
- Military Legal Advisor, Captain | Swiss Armed Forces
- 2016-2018
- PhD Candidate SNSF | ZHAW School of Management and Law
- 2011-2016
- Legal Associate & Recovery Specialist with an insurance company
- 2014
- Summer intern in a business law firm in Zurich
- 2014
- Volunteer at District Court of Zurich
- 2010-2011
- Claims Adjuster Property & Liability with an insurance company
Teaching Assignments
- MLaw, Module "Smart Contracts and Blockchain" | University of Lucerne
- CAS Big Data Analytics, Blockchain and Distributed Ledgers | ZHAW School of Engineering
- BSc in Business Law, Module "Data Protection and Governance" | Guest Lecturer Blockchain | ZHAW School of Management and Law
- Management Program NBW | Contract and Employment Law | NBW Netzwerk für betriebswirtschaftliche Weiterbildung
Memberships
- thinkBLOCKtank, Luxemburg | Founding Member
- Swiss Legaltech Association
Services
Contact
Secretariat
Sandra Ivanovic
Assistant
Email
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