Legal Implications and Opportunities in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)

Olga V. Mack | CodeX

Olga V. Mack is a Fellow at CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, and a Generative AI Editor at law. MIT, and CEO, founder, an award-winning general counsel, operations specialist, and tech startup advisor who encourages lawyers to embrace disruptive technologies that make law more functional and accessible.

A three-time TEDx presenter with an exceptional blend of legal, technological, and business expertise, Olga is one of today’s top speakers and thought leaders. Find her latest insights at Above the Law, Forbes, Bloomberg Law, ACC Docket, law.MIT Computational Law Report, Newsweek, Venture Beat, and her podcast, Notes to My (Legal) Self.

Olga founded the Women Serve on Boards movement, sparking a national conversation on the need for more women on Fortune 500 company boards. She also co-founded SunLaw and WISE, organizations that help female lawyers thrive. She is particularly proud of her work advocating for increased female representation on corporate boards. For more on her insights, check out her book, Get on Board: Earning Your Ticket to a Corporate Board Seat.

As a Berkeley Law lecturer and a fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, Olga is confident the law’s future is secure in the hands of innovators.

Olga’s numerous awards include the Silicon Valley Women of Influence, ABA Women in Legal Tech, Make Your Mark, Corporate Counsel of the Year, and Women Leaders in Technology Law.

In examining how disruptive technologies impact laws, society, business, and commerce, Olga authored Blockchain Value: Transforming Business Models, Society, and Communities and co-authored Fundamentals of Smart Contract Security. She is working on her three books: Visual IQ for Lawyers (ABA 2024), The Rise of Product Lawyers: An Analytical Framework to Systematically Advise Your Clients Throughout the Product Lifecycle (Globe Law and Business 2024), and Legal Operations in the Age of AI and Data (Globe Law and Business 2024).

Adam Miller, CEO & Co-Founder | MIDAO

Adam Miller is the CEO & Co-Founder of MIDAO and host of the JustDAOIt! Podcast. Adam has written three laws that have passed in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, making available the first sovereign nation DAO LLC. Adam has spoken about legal issues with over 500 DAOs in the last two years.

Adam devotes his career to helping bring DAOs to the world. He passionately believes that there will be 10 times as many DAOs in 10 years as there are legal organizations in existence today (2B vs 200M). Global crypto lawyers regularly call on Adam for advice about DAO legal entity issues, as he has discussed such issues with over 500 DAOs in the last two years alone. Adam has also helped start, consulted for, and been an active member of many DAOs, including bDAO, AdmiralDAO, and Purple.

MIDAO incorporates Decentralized Autonomous Organizations in the Marshall Islands, the only jurisdiction to recognize DAOs as they truly are – decentralized. MIDAO facilitates the process for DAOs by handling everything from setting up their legal entities, to providing a physical mailing address and submitting annual filings. MIDAO believes incorporation should be fast and easy so DAOs and their contributors can focus on building. MIDAO believes that DAOs represent the future of how humans organize ourselves and our resources.

Adam received a B.S. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a certificate in Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies from the MIT Media Lab. Adam can be reached at adam.miller@midao.org or on Telegram at @adamjgmiller.

I. Understanding DAOs and Blockchain Basics | 12:00pm – 12:30pm

II. Legal Challenges and Solutions for DAOs | 12:30pm – 1:00pm

Break | 1:00pm – 1:10pm

III. Professional Opportunities in DAO Law | 1:10pm – 1:40pm

IV. Future Trends and Legal Adaptation | 1:40pm – 2:10pm