NIMA B. MALEKI
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Nima is the keeper of the Ashbury culture. Outside Ashbury, you can find Nima working on home renovations (or fixing a prior project he didn’t get right).

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Nima’s skillset runs the entire business life cycle, from entity formation to exit. He also possesses deep expertise helping blockchain projects navigate the various regulatory minefields they face.

Nima started his legal career at the private equity firm ATEL Capital, assisting with Shariah Law compliant fund formation, before focusing on mergers and acquisitions at Ropes & Gray.

Nima left Ropes & Gray in 2017 to break into the blockchain industry, before joining Ashbury in 2018. He hasn’t looked back since.

AT ASHBURY LEGAL
  • Represented numerous clients in SAFE, convertible note and preferred stock financings

  • Advised over 100 blockchain startups, including centralized and decentralized exchanges, NFT marketplaces, layer one blockchains, dapp developers, and third-party staking services, in corporate and regulatory matters

  • Advised numerous token issuers on cross-border corporate structures

CREDENTIALS

BEFORE ASHBURY LEGAL

 

Ropes & Gray
ATEL Capital Group

 

EDUCATION

 

BA, Sam Houston State University
JD, Santa Clara University

 

BAR ADMISSIONS

 

California

 

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