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Pipers to bolster blockchain efficiencies with ‘future-focused’ partnership
Piper Alderman has been involved in the establishment of a new “Future Hub” set to help Aussie businesses navigate the pathway for implementing blockchain and cryptocurrency solutions.
Emma Musgrave
Piper Alderman’s partnership with the Lakeba Group has enabled it to be part of the power behind the start-up of the new Lakeba Future Hub, which is set to accelerate blockchain adoption and development by local businesses.
The new hub was officially launched at an event in Sydney last month.
“The Future Hub is an exciting new consortium of well-known and respected leaders in innovation. Being part of this hub will expose Piper Alderman to quality work with the consortium partners and enable us to unlock greater efficiencies on those projects,” said Michael Bacina, partner, Piper Alderman.
“Piper Alderman has been involved with Lakeba clients and has been the exclusive legal provider to their incubating businesses for some time. We’ve been involved with Lakeba before Future Hub launched and with consortium members committed to innovation and Blockchain, the process of joining Future Hub was not difficult at all.
“Our senior leadership are committed to forward thinking projects so the biggest challenge was keeping my speech at the launch event to less than 3 minutes.”
Commenting on how Piper Alderman will add to the Future Hub, Mr Bacina said: “We bring our legal, compliance and technical expertise in Blockchain technology and firm commercial focus to bear for Future Hub participants to help drive the adoption of Blockchain and other innovative technologies”.
“Our strategic goal is to drive Blockchain adoption with the least regulatory and legal friction to help clients unlock new and exciting paths to value and efficiency. Future Hub helps us do that even more effectively and to work closer with the other hub partners to achieve that goal,” he added.
“We are still at the earliest days of mainstream Blockchain adoption, but we will be seeing some significant changes in the coming years as a generation training in computer science starts to enter legal practice and as the wider world starts to realize the efficiencies blockchain technology brings to current inefficient processes.
“I’m proud to be a part of one of the leading law firms in this space and to help clients harness this coming disruption and change.”
Mr Bacina discussed more about blockchain and cryptocurrency innovations on last week’s episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show.
To tune in, click here.
Emma Musgrave
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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