Max Dilendorf, Esq.
Max Dilendorf is a legal advisor with over 15 years of experience serving U.S. and international clients in the areas of family office services, estate and asset protection planning, cross-border structuring, digital assets, and real estate investments.
Max serves as General Counsel to high-net-worth individuals, families, and closely held businesses across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
His practice is focused on helping clients preserve and grow wealth through tailored legal structures that integrate tax efficiency, risk mitigation, and long-term legacy planning.
Crypto Theft Recovery & Arbitration Against Exchanges
In addition to his private client and structuring work, Max has developed a national reputation for representing victims of crypto theft, including SIM-swap attacks and unauthorized access to exchange accounts and decentralized wallets.
Max has over six years of experience representing clients in more than 100 consumer arbitration matters against Coinbase, and other major exchanges, as well as against phone carriers like Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T. He routinely handles proceedings before all major arbitration forums—AAA, JAMS, and NAM—and has taken many cases through final evidentiary hearings (trials).
In high-stakes cases, Max also advises and coordinates with U.S. law enforcement and investigative agencies, including the FBI, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Secret Service, as part of broader recovery strategies and criminal investigations into cybercrime. Clients rely on Max not only for legal strategy, but also for navigating parallel enforcement matters, assisting with IC3 filings, subpoenas, and agency communications during ongoing investigations.
Max provides end-to-end recovery solutions, combining blockchain forensics, emergency relief, and arbitration advocacy to help clients recover stolen digital assets and hold responsible parties accountable.
Areas of Focus:
Family Office Services
Max provides comprehensive legal counsel to family offices and high-net-worth individuals on matters ranging from cross-border wealth transfers to private banking, succession planning, and strategic investments.
He works closely with clients to structure U.S. and offshore entities, resolve cross-border disputes, and navigate complex multi-jurisdictional transactions.
Asset Protection for U.S. and Global Tech Founders
Max advises U.S. and non-U.S. tech founders, crypto entrepreneurs, and digital nomads on both onshore and offshore asset protection strategies.
His approach includes structuring Domestic Asset Protection Trusts (DAPTs), Family Limited Partnerships (FLPs), and offshore trusts in jurisdictions such as the Cook Islands and Cayman Islands.
Clients frequently retain Max to perform independent risk assessments and structural reviews of U.S. and offshore planning structures to ensure legal compliance, creditor resilience, and long-term viability.
Digital Assets & Crypto Legal Advisory
Since 2017, Max has been at the forefront of cryptocurrency and blockchain law. He advises clients on all aspects of digital asset planning, including regulatory compliance, custody, estate and asset protection strategies, and cybercrime recovery.
He has represented many victims of cyberattacks and successfully recovered digital assets through litigation, arbitration, and private negotiation.
Real Estate Structuring & Investment Advisory
Max represents domestic and international investors in all aspects of U.S. real estate transactions, with a particular emphasis on New York.
His practice focuses on acquisition structuring, tax optimization, trust and corporate planning to minimize estate and gift tax exposure, and integrating real estate holdings into broader asset protection strategies.
Whether structuring onshore and offshore trusts, forming Family Limited Partnerships (FLPs) for generational wealth transfer, or guiding clients through Swiss private banking strategies, Max is known for providing practical, business-minded legal solutions.