Nathan Kaiser (Cardano Foundation)
Nathan Kaiser has over 18 years of professional experience as a lawyer in the greater China area. A Swiss national, he is admitted as an attorney-at-law and foreign lawyer to the Zurich, Berlin, Hong Kong and Taipei bars. At the firm Eiger, Nathan advises international clients in all matters pertaining to investment, corporate law, cross-border taxation and international commercial disputes. Eiger is a pioneer in Asia, and has innovated with technology and decentralisation. The firm led the way in becoming fully paperless and fully online in 2008 and was the first law firm in Asia Pacific to accept Bitcoin as payment in 2014. Nathan has a strong interest in technology, ranging from the semiconductor industry to the digital economy, in the heart of Asia. He has been looking at digital finance including blockchain and cryptocurrency since the early days, and he is currently a Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University.
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Experience

Allegra Law · Self-employed
Senior Counsel
Jul 2023 - Present · 4 mos
Dynafisc Frôté SA · Self-employed
Board Member
May 2020 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos
xUpery Ltd
Board Member
Jul 2020 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos
xUpery Ltd
Chairman Of The Board
Dec 2017 - Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos
Law Firm Nathan Kaiser · Self-employed
Attorney At Law
Feb 2001 - Present · 22 yrs 9 mos
Maximon - The Longevity Company Builder · Self-employed
Limited Partner
Aug 2022 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos
Tokengate · Self-employed
Chairperson of the Board
Jan 2022 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos
Space Angels Network
Founding Member
Aug 2014 - Present · 9 yrs 3 mos
Genoa Ventures · Self-employed
Limited Partner
Jan 2018 - Present · 5 yrs 10 mos
Bioverge, Inc. · Self-employed
Limited Partner
Aug 2019 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos
Prithvi Ventures · Self-employed
Limited Partner
May 2021 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos
Democratized Data (D2) Foundation · Self-employed
Council Member
Dec 2021 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos
Stallergenes
Board Member
2014 - Present · 9 yrs 10 mos2014
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek · Self-employed
Partner (Zürich)
Apr 2020 - Jun 2023 · 3 yrs 3 mos
SIX Digital Exchange · Full-time
General Counsel
Oct 2020 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos
Cardano Foundation
Council Member
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021 · 3 mos
Cardano Foundation
Chairperson (ad interim)
Dec 2018 - Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos
Audemars Piguet · Self-employed
Board Member
May 2015 - Jul 2021 · 6 yrs 3 mos
Input Output (IOHK)
Chief Investment Officer
Aug 2020 - Sep 2020 · 2 mos
Input Output (IOHK)
Chief Legal Counsel
Nov 2017 - Sep 2020 · 2 yrs 11 mos
Eiger.
Of Counsel
Jan 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos
Eiger.
Founding Partner
Aug 2008 - Dec 2018 · 10 yrs 5 mos
J. Chan, Yip, So & Partners
Foreign Lawyer
Feb 2009 - Jul 2020 · 11 yrs 6 mos
WTS ****** · Self-employed
Tax Attorney
Feb 2009 - Dec 2018 · 9 yrs 11 mos
University of St Gallen
Lecturer
Jan 2007 - Jul 2014 · 7 yrs 7 mos
Bonnard Lawson International Law Firm
Of Counsel China
Oct 2008 - Oct 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo
Wenfei Attorneys-at-Law / 瑞士文斐律师事务所 · Full-time
Partner
Jan 2007 - Aug 2008 · 1 yr 8 mos
Wenger & Vieli AG
Resident Partner of China Department
Aug 2000 - Dec 2006 · 6 yrs 5 mos
Planta & Planta
Attorney-at-Law
1996 - 1998 · 2 yrs

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fintech Certificate Course
2016 - 2016
University of St.Gallen
lic.iur. HSG, Law
1994 - 1996
University of Strasbourg
Bachelor | Law
1993 - 1994
University of Lausanne - UNIL
Bachelor of Law | Law
1991 - 1993
Cedar Crest High School
Senior
1988 - 1989
Kantonschule Solothurn
Matura | OR
1986 - 1991

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