Emma Trankeenan

Emma's experience includes advising: 

Digital Assets and Web3

• Coinbase on securing its MiCA license and the structuring of its European crypto-asset business
• Coinbase on its strategic relationship with Circle as the issuer of USDC 
• Multiple clients on securities tokenization structures
• Multiple clients on structuring their DeFi platform offering
• Multiple clients on issuing utility, exchange, bridging, and liquid staking tokens
• Multiple clients on non-custodial versus custodial wallet products
• Market makers and proprietary trading firms on structuring their crypto-asset and crypto-derivative trading desks
• A Tier 1 bank on tokenizing a bond issuance**
• Crypto-asset providers on their FCA MLR registrations**
• A leading crypto-derivative exchange on their membership terms, rulebook, and VASP registration**

Digital Investment Platforms

• The financial advisers to eToro on the multi-asset investing platform's US$620 million direct listing on NASDAQ
• Various retail platforms on structuring their traditional financial instruments and crypto-assets trading service
• A leading investment platform on fractional trading** 
• Goldman Sachs on building its first UK retail investment platform, Marcus Invest**
• Various retail platforms and investment banks on their Brexit planning** 
• Various retail platforms and investment banks on their MiFID II implementation**

Payment Services

• The financial advisers to Klarna on the global digital bank and payments provider's US$1.37 billion direct listing on the NYSE
• A central bank on their payment system manual
• A fintech unicorn on their PaaS offering and consumer duty obligations**
• Various payments and e-money firms on their distribution and agency arrangements**

In 2018, Emma was seconded to Goldman Sachs and provided end-to-end advice for the launch of their UK digital and consumer business, Marcus.**

**Matter handled prior to joining Latham