Charles Kerrigan

The Blockchain Industry in the UK Landscape Overview names Charles as a “leading influencer in blockchain”. He is part of teams working on investing and setting standards for emtech in the UK, Europe and the US. At CMS he is part of the firm’s specialist crypto and digital assets team.

Charles is a specialist in emerging technologies including crypto, digital assets, decentralised finance, Web3 and AI. He works on corporate finance and venture capital transactions in crypto, tokenisation, NFTs, Web3 and DeFi. He works on consulting projects on blockchain and AI for public bodies, policy makers, standards institutions, and corporations.

He has worked on transactions worth over $5bn funding fintech platforms; on over 65 NFT projects; for more than 250 cryptoasset clients; including global exchanges, blockchain gaming and play-to-earn projects, DeFi and Web3 platforms; crypto and digital assets investment & M&A; tokenisation projects for debt, equity and alternative assets.

Policy:
● Advisory boards of the UK All Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence (APPG AI) and the UK All Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain (APPG Blockchain).
● Bank of England’s Financial Markets Law Committee on Virtual Currencies.
● Special Consultee to the UK LawTech Delivery Panel’s Legal Statement on Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts.
● Expert consultant to the UNCITRAL UNIDROIT group on legal issues related to the digital economy.
● UK Law Commission Commercial law team on legal policy relating to emerging technology.
● UK’s “recommended lawyer” for blockchain and digital technology in the UK Parliament Hub.
● Lecturer on finance and fintech, including at LSE, UCL and City University.

Books:
● Crypto and Digital Assets Law and Regulation – Editor and Co-author (Sweet and Maxwell, due late 2023)
● Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation – Co-author (Global Legal Group, Spring 2023)
● AI, Machine Learning & Big Data – Contributing Editor (Global Legal Group, 2022)
● Artificial Intelligence Law and Regulation – Editor and Co-author (Edward Elgar, 2022)
● Practical Lending and Security Precedents – General Editor (Sweet and Maxwell, 2020)
● Growing with Blockchain - Co-author (Novaro Publishing, 2020)
● The Financing of Intangible Assets, TMT Finance and Emerging Technologies – Author (Butterworths, 2019)
● Responsible AI – Co-author (ILTA, 2019)