Max Dilendorf

Max Dilendorf’s practice involves real estate, blockchain and digital securities.

Max handles all phases of real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and financing of commercial and residential real estate in New York, structuring cross-border transactions involving non-US residents, formation of qualified opportunity funds, real estate tokenization and structuring real estate transactions involving cryprocurrency.

In addition to his extensive understanding of state and federal tax, securities and property laws that apply to real estate transactions, Max advises clients on the special rules that apply to cross-border deals, including FIRPTA, PFIC, CFC and international income tax treaties.

Max also provides strategic, transactional and regulatory advice to a wide range of both established and emerging participants in the blockchain and FinTech space, and regularly represents digital security issuers, trading platforms, traditional and crypto investment funds, as well as family offices and managers wishing to cross-over to the blockchain sector.

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

He has been involved in many conferences worldwide as panel speaker or presenter on the regulatory aspects of blockchain technology and regulation of cryptocurrencies.

Speaking Engagements:

-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.

-Hong Kong, HK.  C-Block Capital.  Presentation: “Structuring Cross-Border Real Estate Transactions Using Cryptocurrency.”  December 4, 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: “Tokenization of Real Estate.”  October 11, 2018.

-New York.  New York University.   Panel: “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: “Regulations of Cryptocurrency in the US an Abroad.”  May 19, 2018.