Max Dilendorf, Esq.

Max Dilendorf’s practice involves real estate transactions, business planning for domestic and international clients, corporate transactions in the technology and blockchain industries, and venture capital.

Max has more than 15 years of combined experience as a transactional attorney, commercial litigator, business consultant and entrepreneur.  Max is a trusted legal advisor to high growth businesses and startups, multinational families, investors and foreign governments.  Max takes pride in being a part of his clients’ success, provides actionable legal recommendations and utilizes his exceptional network in the US to help clients build strategic alliances.

As part of the real estate practice, Max handles all phases of real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, development and leasing of real estate in New York.  Max represents foreign individuals and family offices in connection with investments in US based real estate, funds and private equity.  Over his career, Max successfully completed hundreds of real estate transactions in New York City.  Max is an expert in structuring real estate transactions using digital assets, including Bitcoin and stablecoins.

Max regularly assists international and domestic entrepreneurs, businesses, venture investors and startups at all stages of raising capital in the US, including private equity financing, digital security offerings and crowdfunding of blockchain projects. For companies already in operation, Max handles regulatory, licensing, IP and transactional issues, as well as corporate governance and partnering arrangements.

For multinational companies looking to enter the US market, Max works one-on-one with each client to understand the industry in general, the client’s business specifically, and client’s objectives and long-term goals. Leveraging his commercial litigation experience and expertise in corporate and tax laws, Max develops customized and effective solutions for each client.  For many of his clients, Max provides day-to-day legal support on a variety of business planning and litigation matters.

Max is a board member of Sims Pump Valve Inc., a 100-year-old manufacturer of industrial pumps for the US, Germany and Korean Navies and major oil and gas companies in the US, Europe and Asia.  Max also serves as an advisory board member to the Capital Markets Development Agency (CMDA) of the government of Uzbekistan, advising the Agency on the subjects of modernizing capital markets, asset tokenization and regulatory aspects of blockchain technology.

Invited speaker at government and private institutions such IBM, HSBC, Berkshire Hathaway, NYU, the Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission, the South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research Center.

Max was named to Super Lawyers’ New York Metro Area “Rising Star” in 2018 and 2019 in Real Estate and Technology Transactions sectors.

Speaking Engagements:

-New York.  Mona Shah Immigration Podcast.  Discussion:  “Buying US Green Card with Bitcoin? The EB-5 Program & Cryptocurrencies.”  January 22, 2020.

-Connecticut.  CCIM’s Annual Golf Symposium.  Panel Discussion: “Blockchain in Commercial Real Estate.  The Future is Here.”  September 9, 2019.

-New York.  Joint Webinar with OpenFinance, Harbor and Diginex.  “Slicing through the Hype Around Tokenized Securities.”  July 30, 2019.

-New York.   Synergy Global Forum, Executive MBA Program.  Presentation:  “Regulation of Digital Assets in the US.”  June 7, 2019.

-New York.  Peltz International.  Panel Discussion: “Real Estate Opportunity Funds.”  June 27, 2019.

-New York.  National Financial Network.  Joint presentation with Popular Bank.  “Structuring Real Estate Transactions Using Digital Assets.”  June 12, 2019.

-New York.  HSBC.  Presentation: “Foreign Investments in US Real Estate and Use of Digital Assets.” April 24, 2019.

-New York. Joint Webinar with tZero and Polymath.  “Security Token Framework: Interoperability Through Standards?” April 30, 2019.

-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Asia Blockchain Review and Infinity Blockchain Ventures. Workshop. “Digital Securities (aka Security Tokens). How to launch STO in the US and issues to consider.” April 1, 2019.

-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training Centre. Presentation: “Framework for Launching Digital Securities in the US and Global Modernization of Capital Markets.” March 29, 2019.

-New York. Joint Webinar with OpenFinance and Securitize.  “STO/DSO: from Planning to Secondary Trading.”  March 13, 2019.

-New York. IBM Blockchain Ventures. Workshop: “Double Header: Security Token v. Utility Token; Jurisdiction Selection.” March 4, 2019.

-New York. NYC Blockchain Center. Workshop: “Real Estate Tokenization.” February 14, 2019.

-New York. Blockchain Society Executives-Only NYC Conference. Panel Discussion: “Security Tokens v. Utility Tokens.” January 31, 2019.

-Hangzhou, China.  Bitrise Capital.  Masterclass:  “Issuance and Sale of Digital Securities in the US.”  December 12, 2018.

-Hong Kong, HK.  C-Block Capital.  Presentation: “Structuring Cross-Border Real Estate Transactions Using Cryptocurrency.”  December 4, 2018.

-Bangkok, Thailand.  Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  Topic: “Structuring Digital Security Offerings in the United States.”  November 26, 2018.

-New York.  Joint webinar with Securitize: “Real Estate Tokenization.”  November 19, 2018.

-New York. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices.  Presentation: “Structuring Foreign Investment in New York Real Estate Using Bitcoin”.   November 7, 2018.

-New York.   US-China Real Estate Forum.   Panel Discussion: “Tokenization of Real Estate.”  October 11, 2018.

-New York.  New York University.   Panel Discussion: “Blockchain and Digital Securities Regulations in US and Abroad.”  July 25, 2018.

-Moscow, Russia.  Blockchain Week Conference.  Presentation: “How to Launch Compliant Digital Securities in the US.”   May 22, 2018.

-Moscow, Russia.  World Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Summit.  Panel Discussion: “Regulations of Cryptocurrency in the US an Abroad.”  May 19, 2018.