Glenjon Aligiannis

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Wealth Management; Cryptocurrency; Regulatory Interactions; Pre-Litigation Disputes

AWARDS

• Legal 500, Asia Pacific Guide, Fintech And Financial Services Regulatory – Australia Rising Stars, 2024
• Australasian Lawyer – Rising Star 2023
• Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30, Financial Services Category Shortlist, 2022
• Law Society of NSW, Mentor of the Year Award, ‘Highly Commended’, 2020

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Arts – University of Sydney
• Bachelor of Laws – Macquarie University
• Master of Laws (with Distinction) – University of Technology Sydney
• Admitted to practice in New South Wales

SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS

• Advised and assisted in two (2) concurrent banning order proceedings brought by ASIC against two (2) authorised representatives under section 920A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth);
• Advised and assisted in one (1) Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence cancellation proceeding brought by ASIC;
• Assisted one of Australia’s prominent cryptocurrency asset exchanges in the successful recovery of $11,000,000 worth of crypto assets;
• Provided complex legal advice to a large cryptocurrency asset exchange on the recovery of assets provided to the client prior to receiving cleared payment (due to de-banking issues).
• Provided advice to a large cryptocurrency asset exchange on production of documents in response to a notice issued by the Australian Crime Intelligence Commission;
• Advised a large international client on the legality and regulatory regime applicable to the offering of an ‘ASX-trading’ style game, which incorporated an offer of a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) as a reward  to all Australian residents taking into consideration Federal legislation and each State’s and Territories’ relevant gaming laws;
• Advised a large cryptocurrency exchange on the response and management of their response to media publications from a major media network concerning the exchange’s operations;
• Advised an AFS licensee on the implementation of conditions imposed on their licence by ASIC to conduct and complete an extensive remediation program;
• Advised a large AFS licensee on their breach reporting obligations in respect of a potential breach of the secret commission laws that was engaged in by an authorised representative of their and assisting in the lodgement of their breach report with ASIC.