Binance appoints Eleanor Hughes as Basic Counsel

Crypto agency Binance has introduced the appointment of Eleanor Hughes as its Basic Counsel.

In her new function, Eleanor Hughes will oversee the corporate’s world authorized affairs alongside a crew of 85 authorized consultants. A significant focus of her work will probably be on collaborating with Binance’s International Compliance crew to help Binance’s dedication to responsibly develop the worldwide Web3 {industry} in shut collaboration with regulators and policymakers world wide.

Changpeng Zhao (CZ), Binance’s Founder and CEO, shared that, throughout her practically two years with Binance, Hughes has grown to be a trusted advisor to himself and the crew on authorized issues. Her in depth authorized expertise, sturdy {industry} information, deep integrity, and nice work ethic all make her an indispensable asset to the corporate. CZ added: “With Eleanor on the helm, I’m assured that our industry-leading authorized crew will proceed to flourish in its mission to all the time defend customers and handle dangers on our platform.”

Hughes joined Binance’s Authorized crew in November 2021. She was subsequently promoted to be the Head of Authorized for APAC and MENA, the place she oversaw issues within the two areas and managed a crew of attorneys specializing in regulatory affairs, M&A, industrial regulation, and litigation. She was instrumental in securing digital asset service supplier licenses and registrations for Binance in a number of jurisdictions, together with Bahrain, Dubai, and New Zealand.

Eleanor Hughes is an completed authorized skilled with 15 years of expertise in each personal follow and in-house roles. She graduated from the College of Cambridge with First Class Honors and, previous to becoming a member of Binance, spent greater than ten years at US regulation corporations together with Skadden, Arps, Slate, and Meagher & Flom LLP and Associates, the place she targeted on litigation and contentious issues.