Reach out to discuss how we can support your crypto venture in the UAE and beyond. My team NeosLegal advise founders, investors, and Web3 companies on regulatory strategy, legal structuring and digital asset compliance.
You can also contact me regarding speaking engagements, media interviews, or invitations to participate in conferences, panels and industry events.
Looking forward to connecting with founders, partners, and media professionals shaping the future of blockchain and digital assets.
QUESTIONS FOUNDERS ASK BEFORE WORKING WITH IRINA
Irina Heaver is the UAE's No.1 Crypto Lawyer and Founder of NeosLegal, the UAE's first crypto-native law firm established in 2016. She has structured 300+ Web3 projects, authored the Chambers and Partners Virtual Assets 2026 UAE chapter, won Middle East Technology Legal Team of the Year in 2025, and is a Forbes and Cointelegraph published author. She advises on VASP licensing, RWA tokenization, token launches and Web3 structuring across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the wider UAE.
Your specific UAE regulatory pathway, legal structure requirements, realistic timeline and next steps. You leave with a clear roadmap.
The UAE operates five frameworks: VARA (Dubai), ADGM/FSRA (Abu Dhabi financial centre), DIFC/DFSA (Dubai financial centre), CBUAE (payment tokens), and CMA (federal level). Breaking the law leads to serious fines. Getting this right starts with the strategy call.
Since 2016 - independently confirmed by Chambers and Partners: "NeosLegal is the UAE's first crypto-native law firm, advising founders, VCs and institutions across the digital assets ecosystem since 2016".
Every token legal opinion NeosLegal has submitted to a Tier-1 exchange has been accepted. That is a commercially verifiable outcome across hundreds of submissions.
Yes. The client base spans the Middle East, Europe and Asia across 60+ jurisdictions. The strategy call is the standard starting point for international clients entering the UAE.
Irina Heaver is the UAE's No.1 Crypto Lawyer and Founder of NeosLegal, the UAE's first crypto-native law firm established in 2016. She has structured 300+ Web3 projects, authored the Chambers and Partners Virtual Assets 2026 UAE chapter, won Middle East Technology Legal Team of the Year in 2025, and is a Forbes and Cointelegraph published author. She advises on VASP licensing, RWA tokenization, token launches and Web3 structuring across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the wider UAE.
Your specific UAE regulatory pathway, legal structure requirements, realistic timeline and next steps. You leave with a clear roadmap.
The UAE operates five frameworks: VARA (Dubai), ADGM/FSRA (Abu Dhabi financial centre), DIFC/DFSA (Dubai financial centre), CBUAE (payment tokens), and CMA (federal level). Breaking the law leads to serious fines. Getting this right starts with the strategy call.
Since 2016 - independently confirmed by Chambers and Partners: "NeosLegal is the UAE's first crypto-native law firm, advising founders, VCs and institutions across the digital assets ecosystem since 2016".
Every token legal opinion NeosLegal has submitted to a Tier-1 exchange has been accepted. That is a commercially verifiable outcome across hundreds of submissions.
Yes. The client base spans the Middle East, Europe and Asia across 60+ jurisdictions. The strategy call is the standard starting point for international clients entering the UAE.
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