Janina Pietrowska

MLaw Switzerland / Head of IT, Fintech, Blockchain Practice / Of Counsel / Certified translator (DE, EN, RU)

Tel.: +423 376 65 35

Frau Janina Pietrowska, MLaw, Schweiz, ist eine mehrsprachige Expertin für liechtensteinisches und schweizerisches Recht mit Schwerpunkt auf Gesellschafts- und Vertragsrecht. Aufgrund ihres internationalen Beratungshintergrunds berät Frau Pietrowska internationale Investoren vorwiegend aus Deutschland, der Schweiz, Österreich und Liechtenstein.

Frau Pietrowska war eine der ersten Juristinen, die seit 2017 Blockchain-Projekte in Liechtenstein unterstützte und mehr als 40 Token Offerings für Immobilien auf der ganzen Welt, Rohstoffe, Edelsteine, physische und digitale Kunst strukturierte.

Frau Pietrowska ist Rednerin bei Blockchain Leadership Summit, Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference, Axess Think Tank, St. Moritz Institutional Investors Summit etc, und Mitglied der Crypto Valley Association Asset Tokenization Paper Working Group.

Ausgewählte Kundenreferenzen und Projekte

Sprachen

Deutsch, Englisch, Russisch, Polnisch, Spanisch

Berufliche Stationen

  • Leiterin Legal & Compliance, eine liechtensteinische Wealth Management & Fondsleitungsgesellschaft, Liechtenstein (2015 -2016)
  • Head of Corporate Practice (2014 –2015), Lawyer (2012 –2014), Balashova Legal Consultants, Moskau
  • Leiterin der Abteilung für Internationale Kooperation, A.I. Burnazyan Föderales Medizinisches Biophysisches Zentrum, Moskau (2008-2012)

Ausbildung

  • Master of Law (Schweizerisches Recht), Universität Luzern, 2021
  • Seminare zu dem europäischen und deutschen Gesellschafts-und Insolvenzrecht, Weiterbildungsprogramm von Advoselect EWIV, Hamburg (2015), Chemnitz (2014)

  • Weiterbildungskurs „Rechtliche Regelungen für Immobilien und Immobiliengeschäfte nach dem Russischen Recht“, Weiterbildungsinstitut M-Logos, Moskau (2014)
  • Studium der Rechtswissenschaften mit der Spezialisierung Unternehmensrecht, Lomonosow Moskauer Staatliche Universität (2009-2013)
  • Sommerschule an der Paris-Lodron Universität Salzburg, Einführung in das österreichische Recht, Salzburg (2011)
  • Studium der Sprachwissenschaften (Deutsch und Englisch), Nowosibirsker Staatliche Pädagogische Universität, Nowosibirsk (2002-2007)

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Vorträge (Auswahl)

  • Presentation “Legislation for token issuance in Liechtenstein and European Union. Token Issuance with LCX vs. Self-Issuance”, LCX Token Sale Masterclass, June 2023
  • Panel discussion “LAW AND ORDER – the NBX episode”, Next Block Expo Warsaw, May 2023
  • Presentation “Switzerland and Liechtenstein as jurisdictions for crypto projects. DeFi/Fintech, GameFi, web3 trading/DEX from a legal perspective”, an Acceleration Program webinar from InnMind – a Swiss fundraising and acceleration platform for crypto start-ups, May 2023

  • Presentation “Sustainability & regenerative finance in Web3”, Web3StrongerTogether Virtual Summit, March 2023
  • Podcast “DAO Legal Aspects in Switzerland and Liechtenstein”, by DAO Today with Aléksa Mil, December 2022
  • Presentation “Switzerland and Liechtenstein as jurisdictions for crypto projects. DeFi/Fintech, GameFi, web3 trading/DEX from a legal perspective”, an Acceleration Program webinar from InnMind – a Swiss fundraising and acceleration platform for crypto start-ups, October 2022
  • Panel discussion “Regulation of tokenized assets”, event during WEF, May 2022
  • Presentation “Tokenization of IP Rights from Legal Perspective (Switzerland, Liechtenstein and European Union)”, event during WEF, May 2022
  • Presentation “Regulation for payment services in Switzerland and Liechtenstein”, webinar by a fintech software and licensing solutions provider, May 2021
  • Presentation “Legislation for blockchain projects in Switzerland and Liechtenstein”, a virtual round table by Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center, April 2021
  • Presentation “Legal Aspects of a Security Token Offering under Swiss and Liechtenstein Law”, “Legal Aspects of a Security Token Offering – Panel Discussion” by a tokenization platform, December 2020
  • Panel discussion “Legal aspects of digital assets”, Digital Assets Investment Conference, November 2020
  • Presentation “Legislation for blockchain projects in Switzerland & Liechtenstein”, Fintech Disruption Summit 2020.
    Panel discussion “VC Investment funds in the blockchain in the sphere”, September 2020
  • Panel discussion “Regulation issues for security token offering & crypto exchanges in Europe, U.S. and Asia”, Virtual Blockchain Summit, June 2020
  • Presentation “Legislation for blockchain projects in Switzerland and Liechtenstein”, regional round table of German-Russian Lawyers‘ Association DRJV – Deutsch-Russische Juristenvereinigung, Germany, Frankfurt am Main, February 2020
  • Panel discussion “Asset Tokenization Paper Presentation”, launch event of Crypto Valley Association Western Chapter, December 2019
  • Webinar “How to raise funds in Europe + U.S. via Security Token Offering”, by RLP Lawyers, November 2019
  • Webinar “STO in Switzerland and Liechtenstein: USP – Main pitfalls – Perspectives“, by Synergy, May 2019
  • Video interview “Security token offerings in Liechtenstein”, by CryptoTwins and Value Tokenized, September 2019
  • Panel on regulatory event „Challenges and opportunities in cryptoassets investing“, Axess Thinktank, Geneva, Switzerland, February 2019
  • Panel on initial coin offerings and regulatory issues “Fundamental changes and core transformation of the token offering market; Due-diligence and assessment; Private and public investments to the ICO sector”, Blockchain Leadership Summit, Basel, Switzerland, November 2019
  • Presentation “Liechtenstein as excellent base for blockchain projects”, Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Switzerland, Geneva, October 2018

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Publikationen (Auswahl)

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LISTE DER AUSGEWÄHLTEN PROJEKTE – SCHWEIZ

Legal analysis and filling out the FINMA enforcement questionnaire for possible violation of Banking Act by advertising crypto custody services

Legal assistance by resignation of a Board Member after a merger

Legal assessment for an NFT marketplace set-up

including

  • financial market laws,
  • corporate law,
  • AML-legislation,
  • application for SRO membership document and developing of contractual framework.

Support with the application documents for SRO membership

and structuring the contractual framework for a crowd lending project in Switzerland and EU.

Solution of corporate conflicts of a blockchain start-up in Switzerland and Liechtenstein in the amount up to CHF 1.5 mln

Legal assessment for tokenized equity fundraising platform in Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Preparation of a token distribution agreement for a utility token issued in Switzerland

Legal assistance by Swiss active company setup

Tokenization of 100+ tons of a commodity

  • complex structuring of the ownership token,
  • preparation of the request with the Swiss regulator
  • legal opinion regarding the qualification of the token

Legal assessment of options for physical diamonds tokenization under Swiss law

Complex structuring of the tokens

  • preparation of the high level legal assessment regarding the qualification of the tokens and the setup of a decentralized exchange for trading of tokenized commodities,
  • preparation of the private placement memorandum

Legal assessment for using tokenization for fundraising for medical cannabis business

Structuring of the client’s SPV for investments in gold, silver and jewelry for up to CHF 2 mln

Solution of corporate conflicts between co-founders of a blockchain start-up after an ICO for over CHF 30 mln

Structuring of an STO in Switzerland and the EU worth CHF 10 mln for a crypto mining company

LISTE DER AUSGEWÄHLTEN PROJEKTE – LIECHTENSTEIN

Preparation of registration (licensing) documents for one of the Liechtenstein crypto exchanges and token custodians

  • Incorporation of a Liechtenstein based legal entity with initial capital payment in BTC.

Incorporation of a Liechtenstein based legal entity with initial capital payment in USDT

Complex structuring of a holding company for fundraising for various food and beverage subsidiaries in Europe using tokenized equity

Complex support of utility token offering

including

  • the legal opinion on the token,
  • preparation of the basic information on the token and review of the documents required by the Liechtenstein Blockchain Act,
  • contractual framework drafting,
  • entity set-up

Preparation of share purchase agreements, application for commercial permits, foundation documents preparation as well as bank accounts for major Liechtenstein start-up acting in the field of carbon credit area and green economy

Complex structuring of investment and option agreements together with purchase of project tokens accompanied by the due diligence of the target company for the amount up to EUR 2 mln

Structuring, providing legal advice and obtaining the ruling from the regulator regarding crypto assets management platform

Review of complex foundation documents to reflect a DAO by means of a Liechtenstein Venture Cooperative

  • contractual framework drafting,
  • entity set-up,
  • legal advice on white paper,
  • presentation,
  • legal assistance by fundraising using SAFT (simple agreement for future token)

Legal assessment for a tokenization platform from the Czech Republic

Green bond structuring up to EUR 11 mln

Complex structuring of the holding company and preparation of the documents for submission for a number of registrations (licenses) with the FMA

  • token generator,
  • token issuer
  • exchange services provider

Legal advice for an E-Money institution + tokenization platform in Liechtenstein

Legal assistance for UK real estate tokenization up to EUR 5 mln

Legal assistance for Cyprus real estate tokenization for EUR 140 mln

Structuring of several corporate financing options for the expansion of the client’s business model from Eastern into Western Europe, advising on the full scope of security token offering with tokenized participation certificates

Structuring of a gold tokenization project (custody certificates) within private placement in the amount of CHF 4 mln

Legal assessment for real estate tokenization in Mexico

Legal assessment for real estate tokenization project from Germany under Swiss and Liechtenstein law

Legal assistance for an art tokenization project

Solution of corporate conflicts of a blockchain start-up in Switzerland and Liechtenstein in the amount up to CHF 1.5 mln

Providing legal support to a Liechtenstein start-up developing its own blockchain protocol

Legal structuring of a Japanese financial group and preparation of documents for registrations (licensing) as crypto exchange and custodian

Preparation of prospectus for the European Economic Area for a token linked to depositary receipt on European Emission Allowances

Complex structuring of token offering

including

  • legal opinions on the tokens involving both ownership token on physical diamonds and utility token to be used as the means of exchange within the ecosystem;
  • preparation of supporting documents including the contractual framework drafting