Paul Derham is the managing partner of Holley Nethercote Lawyers and advises on financial services and commercial law. His areas of expertise include digital and cryptoassets, decentralised finance, digital currency exchanges, payments infrastructure, money remittance, derivatives, margin foreign exchange, AML/CTF, and Australian financial services licensing. Paul chairs the board of the Digital Economy Council of Australia (DECA), Australia’s peak industry body representing the digital asset sector. He also co-authored the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Model Law on Virtual Assets and chairs several financial services industry compliance forums. Paul has advised financial services participants on their legal and compliance obligations since 2001 and was admitted to legal practice in 2005.
Paul Derham is the managing partner of Holley Nethercote Lawyers and advises on financial services and commercial law. His areas of expertise include digital and cryptoassets, decentralised finance, digital currency exchanges, payments infrastructure, money remittance, derivatives, margin foreign exchange, AML/CTF, and Australian financial services licensing. Paul chairs the board of the Digital Economy Council of Australia (DECA), Australia’s peak industry body representing the digital asset sector. He also co-authored the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Model Law on Virtual Assets and chairs seve...
