Sadri Sali LLM CCAS

Sadri Sali LLM CCAS is the managing partner of Sali Law Group (Sali Blockchain & Crypto Regulations), a Netherlands-based practice advising on the law and regulation of digital assets. Describing himself as an EU Blockchain Lawyer, he has been named recipient of the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026 — Blockchain Law Expert of the Year in the Netherlands, a recognition of his focus on one of the fastest-moving fields in financial and technology law.

Practice focus

Sali Law Group positions itself as a provider of premium regulatory, legal and compliance infrastructure for global crypto, fintech and blockchain enterprises. The firm's work centres on regulatory and compliance guidance for businesses building products on blockchain technology, together with support for licensing and structured tools that help clients assess their compliance position. For companies operating in a sector defined by rapid innovation and intensive regulatory scrutiny, this combination of legal advice and practical compliance support addresses a real and growing need.

Mr Sali holds a master of laws (LLM) and the CCAS credential, and works as an EU blockchain lawyer serving clients whose activities span borders. The firm's emphasis on licensing and compliance reflects the reality that crypto and blockchain businesses must now navigate an increasingly formal regulatory environment before they can operate at scale in Europe.

Blockchain and crypto regulation in the Netherlands and the EU

The Netherlands is an active hub for fintech and digital-asset businesses within the European Union. Crypto-asset service providers operating in the country have been subject to registration and supervision, and the wider European framework has moved decisively toward comprehensive regulation. The EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) establishes a harmonised regime for the issuance of crypto-assets and the provision of crypto-asset services across the single market, introducing authorisation requirements, conduct rules and consumer-protection obligations. Alongside MiCA sit anti-money-laundering rules, the transfer-of-funds requirements often described as the "travel rule", and broader financial-services and data-protection law.

For businesses, this means that launching a token, operating an exchange or custody service, or offering other crypto-asset services now requires careful legal structuring, licensing and ongoing compliance. Advisers who specialise in this area help clients determine which activities are regulated, obtain the necessary authorisations, build compliant governance and anti-money-laundering frameworks, and adapt as the rules continue to evolve. A practice dedicated to blockchain and crypto regulation, rather than treating it as an offshoot of general corporate work, is well suited to guiding founders and established institutions alike through this landscape.

Why specialist blockchain counsel matters

Blockchain and crypto law draws on securities and financial-services regulation, payments law, anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing rules, tax, data protection and contract law, applied to novel technologies and business models. The pace of change is unusually fast, and the consequences of getting authorisation or compliance wrong can be severe. Clients therefore value advisers who combine genuine familiarity with the technology and the market with a firm grasp of the applicable regulatory regimes. Sali Law Group's dedicated focus on regulatory, legal and compliance infrastructure for crypto, fintech and blockchain enterprises places it in this specialist category.

The value of a dedicated practice such as Sali Law Group lies in its ability to translate fast-moving regulation into practical steps for its clients. Rather than leaving founders to interpret complex rules alone, the firm pairs legal advice with structured licensing support and compliance tools that help businesses understand their obligations and build the governance frameworks that regulators and banking partners now expect. For enterprises seeking to scale across borders, that combination of guidance and infrastructure can be decisive in reaching the market with confidence.

Recognition

In naming Sadri Sali Blockchain Law Expert of the Year in the Netherlands for 2026, the Corporate INTL Global Awards highlight a practitioner whose work is squarely aimed at the regulatory and compliance challenges facing digital-asset businesses. As the European framework for crypto-assets matures, specialist counsel of this kind is increasingly central to how blockchain and fintech companies establish and operate compliant businesses in the Netherlands and across the EU.