José Paulo Miler
José Paulo Miler
Portuguese-qualified attorney advising startups, founders, and established companies on fintech, blockchain, digital assets, payments, licensing, compliance, and cross-border legal and regulatory strategy across Europe and other international markets.
José Paulo Miler is a Partner at Cogent Law and a Portuguese-qualified attorney whose practice focuses on fintech, blockchain, digital assets, payments, and cross-border legal and regulatory strategy, with a particular emphasis on Europe.
He advises startups, founders, and established companies on licensing, compliance, token-based products, corporate structuring, commercial transactions, and strategic market expansion across the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and other international markets.
José has held senior and executive legal and strategic roles across the fintech and Web3 sectors, including as General Counsel, Head of Legal, Deputy to the CEO, and Data Protection Officer. His experience spans international crypto and payments regulation, MiCA and broader European digital asset frameworks, EMI and licensing strategy, token and stablecoin structures, governance, privacy, commercial contracting, and cross-border M&A.
He works closely with founders, management, and product teams to deliver practical, commercially minded legal and strategic guidance while supporting executive decision-making and broader business strategy in fast-moving and highly regulated industries.
Strategic legal guidance for fintech, Web3, payments, and international expansion
European Regulatory Depth
José advises on MiCA, digital asset regulation, payments frameworks, licensing, compliance, and related European regulatory strategy with a strong practical focus on execution.
Executive-Level Perspective
Having served as General Counsel, Head of Legal, Deputy to the CEO, and Data Protection Officer, he brings legal advice shaped by real executive decision-making and commercial realities.
Cross-Border Business Strategy
José helps companies structure products, transactions, and expansion plans across the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and other key international markets.
Representative areas of legal and regulatory support
- Fintech and payments regulatory strategy
- Blockchain, Web3, crypto, and digital asset legal guidance
- MiCA and broader European digital asset frameworks
- EMI and licensing strategy across relevant markets
- Token and stablecoin structures
- Corporate structuring and cross-border expansion planning
- Commercial contracting, governance, and privacy matters
- Cross-border M&A, transactional support, and strategic business guidance
Topics José speaks and advises on
In addition to advising founders, management teams, and established businesses, José is a speaker on emerging financial technologies and the legal, regulatory, and strategic issues shaping these markets.
Web3 & Blockchain
Legal and strategic considerations for blockchain businesses, tokenized products, decentralized models, and digital asset ecosystems.
Crypto, DeFi & Payments
Regulatory, commercial, and operational challenges involving crypto, DeFi, payments infrastructure, and cross-border product execution.
AI & Emerging Technologies
How fast-moving technology businesses can align innovation, compliance, privacy, governance, and market expansion strategy.
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