Matt Kaufman

BIOGRAPHY:

As a partner with Hathaway & Kunz, Matt Kaufman’s legal practice focuses on business, corporate, technology, capital formation, intellectual property protection, mergers and acquisitions.

With an advanced LL.M. degree in Entrepreneurial Law, Matt is well equipped to provide highly skilled representation to entrepreneurs, start-ups, and emerging companies, as well as established companies on complex transactions and strategies. Matt routinely represents and advises clients on matters such as: entity formations, financing and operational issues, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, and contract matters. Matt is one of only a few attorneys in Wyoming actively representing clients in private placement securities matters, and recently co-lawyered Wyoming’s first-ever equity-based crowdfunding campaign. Additionally, Matt is one of the only attorneys in Wyoming advising companies on blockchain, cryptocurrency, and token offerings. Matt also has significant experience representing clients in litigation matters, routinely appearing before various state and federal courts in Wyoming.

Matt is deeply involved in local and regional entrepreneurship. He co-founded the Wyoming Entrepreneurs group that meets in Cheyenne, has a published academic article on developing entrepreneurship in Wyoming, and has published various articles on topics such as crowdfunding and the new blockchain/cryptocurrency industry. Matt is counsel to dozens of start-ups, emerging technology companies, and investment funds across Wyoming, is an active tech and real estate investor, and has been a guest speaker on topics such as capital raising, securities, blockchain, and legal issues surrounding start-ups in Wyoming.

Matt was also a co-founder and three-year Chairman of the Array School of Technology and Design, Wyoming’s first private coding school, before exiting through a sale of the company in 2018. HIs newest venture is becoming a partner with BXE Capital, a cryptocurrency investment fund, based in Denver, Colo.