Mari H. Tomunen

Mari advises blockchain and cryptocurrency companies with legal and regulatory issues and proceedings, most commonly those related to securities and commodities law. She has helped clients through dozens of successful token offerings ranging from $10 million to $200 million.

Previously, Mari served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Denny Chin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, NY. She has also worked as an international corporate tax lawyer at KPMG Oy Ab, Finland, and as a research assistant to SEC Commissioner Robert J. Jackson, Jr. when he was a Professor at Columbia Law School, NY.

Mari graduated from Fordham University School of Law with magna cum laude, and served as a staff member on Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law.

Bar & Court Admissions

• New York
• Finland

Education

• LL.M., magna cum laude, Fordham University School of Law
• J.D., University of Helsinki Faculty of Law

Community Engagement

• Corporate Secretary, Finnish-American Chamber of Commerce
• American Bar Association
• New York City Bar Association
• Finnish American Lawyers' Association

Languages

• Finnish
• German
• Swedish

• Fintech & Blockchain Insights
• "Low Risk, High Potential Rates of Return are Achievable"
  Financial Services Spotlight
  August 16, 2018
• Injunctive Relief Pending Arbitration
  Dispute Resolution Journal
  Vol. 72 / No. 4 - 2017
• How Many Times Does the SEC Have to Repeat Itself Before the World Listens?
  Client Advisory
  December 15, 2017

Seminars & Presentations

• Evolution of Blockchain
  Women in Blockchain and General Assembly (February 5, 2019)
• Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Law
  Fordham University School of Law (November 6, 2018)
• Take Off! Have We Been Bold Enough?
  Northern Light - European Business Leaders' Convention (June 30, 2018)
• Regulation of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
  Columbia Law School (April 16, 2018)
• Regulation of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
  Fordham University School of Law (April 11, 2018)
• Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Advantages and Potential Threats
  Amcham Finland (April 9, 2018)
• Cryptocurrencies and ICOs – Showcase: Viveca Media
  WeWork Financial District (March 29, 2018)
• Been There, Done That: Foreign LL.M. Graduates in the U.S., Where They Work and How They Got There
  42 West 44th Street, New York, NY (February 21, 2018)
• Basics on Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
  Kriminaaliklubi (January 16, 2018)
• Blockchains - Legal and Licensing Implications
  Helsinki, Finland (January 15, 2018)
• Independence - from different perspectives
  Scandinavia House, New York, NY (October 25, 2017)