Joshua Ashley Klayman Kuzar is a United State of America attorney known for her expertise in Blockchain law. She is Co-founder and Co-Chair at Morrison Foerster. She is also the Chair of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance Legal Working Group.^[1][2]

Biography

Joshua Ashley Klayman is one of the best-known Blockchain and Cryptocurrency lawyers in the world. She is recognized by Chambers and Partners as one of only three “Band 1”-ranked U.S. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency lawyers (and the only woman included in the list) for 2019. She came from the state of New York. She grew up near Westchester County, New York. She is also a University Law graduate with a Master's degree.^[4]

Education

Joshua Ashley Klayman Kuzar holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Early Life & Career

For many years, Joshua served as an Adjunct Professor at Temple University Beasley School of Law, where she taught "U.S. Business Planning for International Transactions," a capstone seminar for J.D. and L.L.M. candidates. Prior to attending law school, she served as Corporate Consultant, Global Accounts for a global, publicly traded organizational consulting and career transition firm, and as Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Special Projects for a nationally recognized political watchdog group based in Washington, D.C.

As of September 2022, Joshua Ashley Klayman is one of the best-known Blockchain and Cryptocurrency lawyers in the world. She is the Managing Member of Klayman LLC, a boutique blockchain law firm based in New York and the CEO of Inflection Point Blockchain Advisors.^[3]

Previously, she co-founded, and led for over two years, a prestigious global law firm's Blockchain + Smart Contracts Group, which included well over 70 lawyers worldwide. Joshua Ashley Klayman is the Chair of the prominent Wall Street Blockchain Alliance Legal Working Group and is a member of the global Wharton RegTech think tank. In addition, she has been appointed by the Delaware Secretary of State to serve on Delaware’s Blockchain Strategy Committee, founded the Blockchain Legislation Project, and frequently speaks with regulators from around the world regarding Blockchain, Smart Contracts, and Cryptocurrency matters.^[3]