Katana

General Counsel

• Lead and manage all legal matters for Katana across product, operations, commercial, and corporate.
• Provide strategic counsel on a broad range of topics, including DeFi regulatory risk, global financial regulation, and emerging crypto legal frameworks.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of agreements, including commercial contracts, collaboration agreements, vendor engagements, and employment-related documentation.
• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to proactively embed compliance into protocol and product design without compromising innovation speed.
• Monitor evolving global regulations impacting DeFi, and provide forward-looking guidance on implications for protocol development and market strategy.
• Build and own scalable processes for legal review, documentation, and compliance workflows.
• Engage and manage external counsel when necessary, ensuring alignment with Katana’s priorities, values, and operating cadence.