J. Dax Hansen
- Firmwide Lead, Payments/Money Transfer, Fintech Industry Group
- Seattle
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Dax helps innovators transform and adopt technology and financial services.
J. Dax Hansen is a technology transactions and regulatory lawyer who has pioneered blockchain, digital currency, payments, and fintech law. Top industry publications have recognized him for his work at the forefront of the fintech and blockchain industries for over a decade.
Dax has advised clients on industry "firsts," including the first bitcoin exchanges and tokenized assets, the first public company adoption of bitcoin as a reserve asset, and the first mainstream non-fungible token (NFT) auction. He founded the firm’s Fintech industry group, which has served clients operating at the intersection of emerging technologies and financial services. He combines his technology experience with knowledge of complex financial services regulatory requirements, including money transmission, anti-money laundering, prepaid access, unclaimed property, consumer credit, privacy and data security, and payment processing, to assist clients with product counseling, consumer and commercial contracting, business formation, and industry consortia. Much of Dax's work is international, and he maintains a Japan-related technology practice.
Areas of focus
Industries
Services
Education & Credentials
Education
- Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D., Editor-in-Chief, Brigham Young University Journal of Education and Law, 1998-1999, 1999
- Arizona State University, B.A., summa cum laude, with honors, 1996
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
Related Employment
- Supreme Court of Japan, research Japanese legal system under direction of Chief Judge Atsuo Nagano, 1995-1996
- Harada, Uchida, Sugiyama & Horii Law Offices, Tokyo, Japan, Intern, 1995-1996
Additional Languages
- Japanese
Professional Recognition
Listed in Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyers,” 2024
Named "Thought Leaders: Global Elite 2023," by Who’s Who Legal (WWL), 2023
Ranked by The Legal 500 as a Tier 3 Lawyer in Media, Technology and Telecoms – Fintech, 2023
Listed in Who’s Who Legal: Fintech & Blockchain, 2021-2023
Listed in Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers, 2024-2025
Named "Top 20 Blockchain Lawyers," by Identity Review, 2021
Ranked by Chambers USA as a Tier 1 Lawyer in Blockchain/Crypto Law for four consecutive years, 2018-2021
Recognized in Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies Law by Chambers FinTech Guide, 2018, 2021-2025
Listed as a "Top 25 Crypto Lawyer" by American Crypto Association, 2020
Listed as a "Leading Lawyer" in The Legal 500, 2019, 2021
Named a "Trailblazers in Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Fintech" by the National Law Journal, 2018
Named a "Top 100 Blockchain Influencers" by Upfolio, 2018
Selected for “Rising Stars of Washington Law,” Washington Law & Politics, 2001-2004, 2010-2012
Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine as a "Top Rated Business & Corporate Attorney in Seattle, WA," 2013-present
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Co-Chair, State Working Group, Chamber of Digital Commerce, 2016-present
- Digital Currency & Ledger Defense Coalition, Participating Lawyer
- Kellogg School of Management Executive Leadership Program, Northwestern University, 2014
- Japan-America Society of the State of Washington, Board of Directors, 2001-2011; Executive Committee, 2004-2011
Community Involvement
- Kiss The Ground, Advisory Council Member, 2021-present
