Master the intersection of blockchain technology and traditional law to ensure your smart contracts are legally binding, compliant, and enforceable in the real world.
The course, "When Code Meets Contract: The Legal Reality of Smart Contracts," presented by Charles Kerrigan, explores the evolving role of lawyers in an increasingly automated economy. It examines how smart contracts and artificial intelligence intersect with traditional legal frameworks, emphasizing that lawyers are not being replaced by automation but are instead shifting toward roles in governance and architecture.
The presentation details the practical engineering cycles of building smart contracts and provides strategies for lawyers to provide oversight throughout the deployment and operational phases of these technologies.
Partner | CMS UK
Charles Kerrigan is a partner in the Finance Team and part of the specialist Crypto and Digital Assets Team at CMS London specialising in emerging technologies including crypto, digital assets, decentralised finance and AI. He works on corporate finance and venture capital transactions in crypto, tokenisation, NFTs, Web3 and DeFi. Charles is part of teams working on investing and setting standards for emtech in the UK, Europe and the US. He works on consulting projects on blockchain and AI for public bodies, policy makers, standards institutions, and corporations. He has worked on transactions worth over $5bn funding fintech platforms; on over 65 NFT projects; for more than 250 cryptoasset clients; including global exchanges, blockchain gaming and play-to-earn projects, DeFi and Web3 platforms; crypto and digital assets investment & M&A; tokenisation projects for debt, equity and alternative assets. The Blockchain Industry Landscape Overview 2018 names Charles as "one of the UK’s leading influencers on blockchain". He is the UK’s “recommended lawyer” for blockchain and digital technology in the UK Parliament Hub.
