Stephan Meyer
Legal Associate, LL.M.
Profile
Stephan Meyer* advises FinTech clients and specializes in the legal and regulatory implementation of blockchain-projects. After multiple years of working with an insurance company as well as foreign studies in Paris and London he has been a core team 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 to his work with MME, Stephan is a PhD candidate researching on the private and securities law qualification of crypto tokens at University of Zurich, and a lecturer in blockchain & law at ZHAW School of Engineering.
Business activities
- Blockchain | DLT | FinTech
- Digital Economy
- IT and Intellectual Property
- Data Protection, Big Data, IT-Compliance
Education
- since 2016
- PhD Candidate SNSF in Blockchain & Law | University of Zurich
- 2016
- LL.M. | International Business Law | Queen Mary University of London
- 2015
- MLaw | Major in Business Law | University of Zurich
- 2013
- Summer Program in Chinese Commercial Law | LSE & Peking University
- 2013
- BLaw | University of Zurich
*Stephan Meyer has not yet been admitted to the bar.
Languages
- German
- English
- French
Practical Experience
- since 2017
- Legal Advisor | MME
- since 2019
- Director | FQX Ltd. (UK)
- since 2018
- Lecturer in Blockchain & Law | ZHAW School of Engineering
- since 2008
- Quartermaster, 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" | Guest Lecturer 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
From the magazine
Shares in the Digital Age
In times of digitization, there is a growing need to process more and more legal transactions in a digital framework - also in the area of raising and processing of funds or in general corporate transactions. Within the framework of so-called Security Token Offerings ("STO"), companies limited by shares can, for example, digitally issue shares or participation certificates in the form of tokens and hence facilitate the tradeability of their investments. It must be ensured that, in addition to the digital transfer of the tokens, the shareholders rights are synchronically transferred, fully compliant with local laws and regulations and legally valid.
Digitize Your Shares!
MME and Swisscom have jointly developed the blockchain-based “daura” Platform that enables Swiss SMEs to now keep their share register simply and digitally, and to conduct capital procurement transactions at the push of a button.
All magazine reportsPublications
Die Steuerliche Behandlung von Bitcoin und anderen Kryptowährungen Zürcher Steuerpraxis 2017