Attorney at Law
Mag. iur., LL.M. Managing Partner
CURRICULUM VITAE |
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| 2020 | Master of Laws in Banking and Financial Markets Law (LL.M.) University of Liechtenstein |
| 2017 | Lecturer IT-law at the University of Liechtenstein |
| 2017 | President of the CRYPTO COUNTRY ASSOCIATION (CCA) e.V., Liechtenstein |
| 2015 | Founding partner of NÄGELE Attorneys at Law LLC, Vaduz |
| 2014 | Liechtensteinischen Bar examination |
| 2012-2015 | Legal Associate with a Liechtenstein Law Firm, Vaduz |
| 2011-2012 | Internship at the Princely Court of Justice, Vaduz |
| 2006-2011 | Founder and member of the board of ekey biometric systems Establishment, Vaduz |
| 2003-2011 | Studied Law at the University of Vienna, Austria (Mag. iur) |
| 2001-2006 | Head of IT with AFS Anstalt für Sicherheitsberatung und Installation, Vaduz |
Thomas Nägele advises international finance, technology and industrial enterprises, operating in the fields of Blockchain/DLT, telecommunications and internet, as well as public institutions. As a Liechtenstein Attorney and being an software developer, he focusses on Internet/IT law, as well as civil and corporate law. Besides being Attorney and legal Advisor, he teaches at the University of Liechtenstein and gives lectures and presentations on the newest legal developments. He was a member of the Blockchain Act workgroup (Trusted Technology Law).
LECTURES |
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| 02.10.2020 | Trustless Technologies versus Intermediaries 7th Annual Hackers Congress/ HCPP20 |
| 02.07.2020 | Role of Advanced technologies in overcoming COVID-19 disruptions in international trade UNECE, Online Conference Streaming Link: https://nlaw.li/37, Download Link: https://nlaw.li/38 Presentation: https://nlaw.li/39 (tab "Agenda and Presentation" |
| 13.05.2020 | Why a proper legal framework is cucial for banks and intermediaries to provide services around tokenization and what we can learn from the Liechtenstein example Webinar by Micobo |
| 12.05.2020 | Capitol Controls: Europe Edition Consensus:Distributed |
| 09.03.2020 | Blockchain Act Liechtenstein - The Token Container Modell Frankfurt School Blockchain Center/ Frankfurt |
| 26.02.2020 | Grundlagen und Aufbau des Blockchain Gesetz Frankfurt School Blockchain Center/ Frankfurt |
| 15.02.2020 | Grundlagen+Aufbau 'Blockchain-Gesetz' (TVTG), Registrierungspflichtige Dienstleitungen nach TVTG, Geschäftsmodelle auf Basis vertrauenswürdiger Technologien?Universität Liechtenstein/ Vaduz |
| 13.01.2020 | Token + VT-Dienstleister Gesetz (TVTG) Rotary Club/ Vaduz |
| 06.12.2019 | Token + TT Service Provider Act (TTTA), Token + VT-Dienstleister Gesetz (TVTG) CV Labs / Vaduz |
| 27.11.2019 | Roadmap to the TVTG (Triology on Blockchain, Sustainable Development and Privacy) IGF-Event/ Berlin |
| 17.10.2019 | How to regulate Blockchain and why? Token, TT Service Provider Act - KYC, AML & CTF-Prevention DCARPE Alliance/Disclose Conference/ New York |
| 26.09.2019 | TVTG Blockchain 4 Impact, United Nations/ Genf |
| 19.09.2019 | Token and TT Service provider Act (TTTA) Farrer & Co. - Fintech & Wealthtech/ London |
| 17.09.2019 | Blockchain- Schlüsseltechnologie zur Digitalisierung des Finanzplatzes Universität Liechtenstein, Vaduz |
| 10.09.2019 | Token- und VT-Dienstleister Gesetz (TVTG) Mason Privatbank/ Vaduz |
| 04.09.2019 | Compliance im IT-Bereich Universität Liechtenstein/ Vaduz |
| 27.06.2019 | Token und TT Service Provider Act, Token- und VT-Dienstleister Gesetz (TVTG) Ganten Treuhand AG/ Technopark, Vaduz |
| 28.05.2019 | Disclaimer und Datenschutzerklärungen auf Webseiten Universität Liechtenstein/ Vaduz |
| 23.05.2019 | Der Weg zum TVTG: Kurzüberblick Schaffungsprozess kommenden Gesetzes Universität Liechtenstein/ Vaduz |
| 08.05.2019 | Rechtspraxis, aktuelle Rechtsentwicklungen Webinar für Weblaw.ch |
| 26.03.2019 | Security Token Offering (STO) in FL: Überblick, konkrete Beispiele Universität Liechtenstein/ Vaduz |
| 21.03.2019 | The Liechtenstein Blockchain Act: Providing Legal Certainty for a 'Token Economy' think Blocktank Event/ Warschau |
| 11.03.2019 | CEPS event on 'What laws for the token economy?' Providing Legal Certainty for a 'Token Economy' Think Tank CEPS-Veranstaltung Blockchaingesetz/ Brüssel |
| 27.02.2019 | The Liechtenstein Blockchain Act: Providing Legal Certainty for a 'Token Economy' Fintech Disrupt Summit/ Kopenhagen |
| 21.02.2019 | The Liechtenstein Blockchain Act: Providing Legal Certainty for a 'Token Economy' AZHOS Supply Chain Innovation Day/ Frankfurt |
| 07.02.2019 | Blockchain-Gesetz: Wieso braucht es ein Gesetz? Überblick, Illustration& Beispiele Unternehmerapéro der Regierung des Fürstentum Liechtenstein, Eschen |
| 29.11.2018 | The Liechtenstein Blockchain Act (TTL) XIXOIO 1st Crypto Banking Conf. In the World/ Empire Hall, Prag |
| 26.11.2018 | Braucht es ein eigenes Blockchain Gesetz in Liechtenstein? IKT Forum/ Technopark, Vaduz |
| 20.11.2018 | Blockchain, Crypto und ICO - Einführung, Praxisbeispiele Steuerverwaltung Basel/ Basel |
| 09.11.2018 | Blockchain und Smart Contracts im Bereich Urheberrecht (Rechtliche Grundlagen + Ausblick) AlpsForum/ St. Gallen |
| 06.11.2018 | Dos and Don'ts bei ICO, Token-Erzeugung, Token-Emission Universität Liechtenstein/ Vaduz |
| 28.10.2018 | The Liechtenstein 'Blockchain Act' (TTL) CCF/ Zürich |
| 24.10.2018 | Gesetz - vertrauenswürdige Technologien/VTG CFO Meeting/ Zürich |
| 23.10.2018 | Einführung Blockchain, Gesetz STEP/ Ruggell |
| 22.10.2018 | Blockchaingesetz (TVTG) FMA/ Flums |
| 12.10.2018 | Vortrag zum Thema Blockchain, Rotary Club/ Weinlaube Nendeln |
| 08.10.2018 | The Liechtenstein 'Blockchain Act' Code_n /new.New Festival 2018/Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart |
| 25.09.2018 | Workshop "The Liechtenstein Blockchain Act" FINTECH/ Vaduz |
| 19.09.2018 | Startup, ICO-Finanzierung in der Praxis ISA/ Mallorca |
| 29.06.2018 | Blockchaingesetz Fürstentum Liechtenstein Ganten Treuhand AG/ Technopark, Vaduz |
| 28.06.2018 | Symposium: Crypto (ICO) Vereinigung für Steuerrecht Fürsentum Liechtenstein/ SAL, Schaan |
| 22.06.2018 | Counterfeits, confusion: trademarks in the age of smart products AIJA/ Frankfurt |
| 15.06.2018 | Asset Management in der Kryptowelt Universität Liechtenstein/ Vaduz |
| 14.06.2018 | Regulation and Taxes re. Blockchain related business MASIT/ Universität Lausanne |
| 12.06.2018 | Legal Challenges of ICO EFTA WGFS/ Ruggell |
| 08.06.2018 | Regulatory Framework Principalty of Liechtenstein / Switzerland Deutscher Bundestag/ Berlin |
| 26.05.2018 | Blockchain, Robo-Advisory, Legaltech 58. DACH Tagung/ Stockholm |
| 12.06.2018 | Legal Challenges of ICO EFTA WGFS/ Ruggell |
| 14.05.2018 | Digital Compliance für Unternehmen (DSGVO) Compliance Day 2018 der Universtät Liechtenstein/ Vaduz |
| 24.04.2018 | Blockchain, Smart Contracts, Urheberrecht HSG/ St. Gallen |
| 16.11.2017 | Smart Contracts AIJA/Girona |
| 26.09.2017 | Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGV, GDPR) EU Comission/ Brüssel |
| 05.09.2017 | Cryptowährungen und Compliance, Compliance im IT-Bereich Universität Liechtenstein/ Vaduz |
| 27.04.2017 | Blockchain& Cryptocurrencies Epiphany Business Symposium/ Technopark, Vaduz |
| 27.10.2016 | Rechtliche Situation; Verantwortung, Haftung, Schaden, Missbrauch? Kokon/ Ruggell |
| August 2020 | Nägele Sekundärmarkt für Security Token Jan Sramek Verlag ISBN: 978-3-7097-0251-2 Link to Book |
| July 2020 | Nägele Registration requirements according to the TVTG (aka the Token Act / Blockchain Act) Link to Article |
| July 2020 | Nägele Secondary Market for Security Tokens — The need for a new regulatory approach at the European Union level Link zur Masterarbeit |
| April 2020 | Nägele Liechtenstein: Blockchain Comparative Guide mondaq Link to Comparative Guide |
| March 2020 | Nägele Liechtenstein: Fintech comparative guide mondaq Link to Comparative Guide |
| March 2020 | Nägele Liechtenstein: Legally Binding Electronic Signatures - Information On The Adaption mondaq https://www.mondaq.com/article/902734 |
| March 2020 | Stefano Frick Thomas Nägele The Regulatory Framework for a Tokenized Economy - TVTG Liechtenstein Crypto Outlook 2020, Bitcoin Suisse <https://nlaw.li/3f>Link to Article |
| January 2020 | Nägele Executive Summary of Crypto Exchanges in Liechtenstein, mondaq https://www.mondaq.com/article/884118 |
| 2019 | Nägele/Esneault Digital Asset Regulation A Cross-Country Analysis 2019 Edition STASIS |
| November 2019 | Nägele/Xander Blockchain rules Piska/Völkel MANZ Verlag Wien, ISBN: 978-3-214-02473-4 |
| July 2019 | Nägele/Bont Tokenized structures and assets in Liechtenstein law, Trusts & Trustees, S. 633–638. |
| Nägele/Feldkircher/Bergt/Esneault EU Token Regulation Paper. VIII. LIECHTENSTEIN |
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| Nägele Digital Asset Regulation - A cross-country analysis |
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| July 2018 | Nägele/Bergt Kryptowährungen und BlockchainTechnologie im liechtensteinischen Aufsichtsrecht, Liechtensteinische Juristenzeitung (LJZ), S. 63–69. |
| June 2018 | Langer/Nägele Blockchain- und tokenbasierte Unternehmen in Liechtenstein. Steuerliche und rechtliche Fragen und Antworten, IWB - Internationales Steuer- und Wirtschaftsrecht, S. 240 |
Member of AIJA
Member of the European Attorneys Association DACH
Member of the JCI Liechtenstein Werdenberg
Member of the Liechtenstein Bar Association
Member of the Liechtenstein Arbitration Association
Member of the Liechtenstein Chamber of Commerce
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