FRANCIS CAO 曹勉之 · Dr. jur.

Representative Matters & Track Record

Selected mandates in FinTech, Compliance, and Financial Policy.

1. FinTech & Digital Assets (Berlin)

Structuring / Regulatory

Blockchain & Tokenization (eWpG)

Advised Berlin-based blockchain startups on the issuance of crypto-securities under the German Electronic Securities Act (eWpG). Designed the legal architecture for smart contracts and financing structures to ensure BaFin compliance.

Venture Capital

Series A Financing

Lead counsel for two tech startups securing Series A funding. Managed investor negotiations and integrated regulatory risk mitigation into shareholder agreements.

2. Cross-Border Compliance & Risk

Supply Chain Law (LkSG)

Global Trade Compliance

Advised Sunday Natural Products GmbH on supply chain due diligence, ensuring resilience against the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) and international trade regulations.

Data Sovereignty

GDPR vs. PIPL Harmonization

Developed the data compliance framework for an e-commerce platform operating in both Germany and China. Mapped data flows to satisfy both EU GDPR privacy standards and China's strict data export controls (PIPL).

3. Financial Policy & Research

Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability

EU Banking Stress Tests

Conducted quantitative and qualitative analysis of EU banking supervision frameworks. Research on stress-test modeling for systemic risk was cited in internal European Central Bank (ECB) reports.