A Partner in Lane Neave’s Dispute Resolution and Litigation team,  James Cochrane has significant experience in banking and finance, insolvency and insurance, plus is passionate about cryptocurrency/crypto-assets and Web3 technology.

James frequently advises clients interested in digital assets. These include insolvency practitioners; private wealth clients in relation to litigation, tax, asset acquisition, structuring, protection and property transfer; and businesses in relation to NFTs, gaming, crypto- mining, capital raising, structuring/decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs), and the regulatory landscape.

James is a former member of the Crypto Legal Working Group and the Executive Council for Blockchain Forum New Zealand. He is also a member of RITANZ.