Jim brings over 20 years of experience in law and digital assets, with an outstanding track record in leading global teams and navigating complex regulatory landscapes. Jim has held key leadership positions, including Country Managing Partner of DLA Piper in Australia after heading up the Brisbane M&A department as a Partner, demonstrating his expertise in leading and scaling large organisations. He has also been the Chairman of Queensland Cricket and Brisbane Heat, responsible for improving their profitability.
More recently he has worked as the Chief Strategy Officer at TOKO FZE in Dubai, where Jim played a pivotal role in the company’s growth, overseeing the tokenisation of real-world assets and driving TOKO’s licensing process with the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). His deep understanding of global regulatory regimes spans Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK, and beyond.
Jim was also the Managing Director of DLA Piper’s innovation businesses that saw him lead a litigation funding company, a consultancy business, an AI legaltech provider and TOKO FZE. He led UK, Hong Kong, Dubai, South Korea, United States, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane teams. With a passion for the future of digital assets and the transformative potential of tokenisation and decentralized finance, Jim is an incredible addition to our team. We are excited to benefit from his leadership as we continue to innovate and navigate the evolving digital asset space.
Jim has been appointed to lead a period of growth at Salerno Law, which will see the firm become a leader in digital assets, M&A, and capital markets, and continue to grow its already strong existing practices.