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Attorney Anessa Allen Santos has 15+ years' experience providing trusted business counsel to disruptive technology companies on matters of blockchain and digital currencies, business law and consulting, corporate law and governance, intellectual property, technology and securities. Often serving in the tripartite roles of Business Consultant, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for her clients, Anessa has extensive experience working with entrepreneurs, engineers and investors, papering their every step with native drafting from idea to exit while ensuring compliance with complex regulatory frameworks.
Anessa has been an Adjunct Professor of law at the Florida A&M University College of Law, and she has taught courses on technology and the law eligible for CLE credits for members of the Florida Bar Association. Anessa is a frequent guest lecturer at select Universities, conferences and seminars around Florida on varied topics such as the business of startups and the law, blockchain and ethics in data analytics, intellectual property and securities.Voted in Orlando's Best Lawyers, Anessa enjoys mentoring the local startup technology accelerator program, “Starter Studio”. She presently serves on the Florida Digital Currency Task Force and the Technology Law Committee of the Florida Bar Association. A former OxFam ambassador, Anessa has experience lobbying the U.S. Congress on behalf of vulnerable women and children around the globe. As she is fluent in Spanish, Anessa often provided counsel to the Hispanic community of southwest Florida as a frequent guest on local shows televised on Univision and Telemundo and authored numerous articles on related matters for Spanish publications. She has lectured overseas on cross-border business development and has been featured on radio shows throughout Florida.
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300 S Orange Ave Ste 1000 Orlando, FL 32801-5403 |
| Phone: | (239) 595-3794 |
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Providing comprehensive business counsel for startups and scaleups from idea to exit including formation, restructuring & related taxation, contracts and agreements, IP strategies for protection and monetization, securites and capital formation.
Providing competent and thorough counsel for securities offerings through private placement (Reg D), foreign offerings (Reg S), crowdfunding (CF) or mini-IPOs (Reg A/A+). Related services include business plan development and IP portfolio review.
Intellectual property services include copyright and trademark applications, and strategies for protection and licensing of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets.
Fluency in Spanish and great experience representing cross-border transactions throughout Latin America.
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| Technology Law Committee | Member | N/A |
| Digital Currency Task Force | Member | N/A |
| Florida Blockchain Business Association | Director | N/A |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando's Top 20 Lawyers | Orlando Style Magazine | 2018 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Wright State University | B.A. International Diplomacy and Peace | 1997 |
| University of Dayton School of Law | Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor | 2002 |
| University of Oxford | Blockchain Strategies Executive Education Programme | 2018 |
| State | Number | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 636185 | Member in Good Standing | 2003 | 09/12/2019 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synapse Summit | "Blockchain & Law" | 2019 |
| KoreSummit | STO's and Foreign Offerings; Secondary Markets | 2019 |
| Consilio Webinar | Blockchain Applications in Law and Litigation | 2019 |
| Master's Conference | Blockchain and the Law | 2018 |
| Foreign Investment Seminar | Foreign Investment Visas; E-2s and EB-5s | 2018 |
| Florida Medical All Stars Expo | Blockchain Use Cases in Healthcare | 2018 |
| Florida Blockchain Conference | The Intersection of Blockchain and Human Rights | 2018 |
| College of Engineering | Ethics in Data Analytics | 2018 |
| Annual Florida Bar Conference | Will Smart Contracts Outsmart Lawyers | 2018 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Support | Allen Systems Group | 1998 - 1998 |
| Network Support & Database Development | Cincinnati Bell Long Distance | 1999 - 1999 |
| Director of Contracts Administration | NeoWorx, Inc. | 2000 - 2001 |
| IP Law Intern | Jaycox, Meckstroth and Jenkins | 2000 - 2000 |
| Adminstator of Legal and Business Relations | TeleSuite Corporation | 2001 - 2002 |
| Public Defender | Office Of The Public Defender, 20th Judicial Circuit Of Florida | 2003 - 2004 |
| Partner | Clark Law Office, P.A. | 2005 - 2006 |
| General Counsel | Destiny Conferencing LLC | 2006 - 2007 |
| General Counsel, COO | ReddTrust LLC | 2009 - 2009 |
| General Counsel | Iformata Communications LLC | 2010 - 2011 |
| General Counsel, CTO | Buffalo Pacific LLC | 2012 - 2015 |
| Managing Attorney | IntelliLaw | N/A |
| Adjunct Professor & Curriculum Author | Florida A&M University College of Law | 2017 - 2017 |
