Chief Legal Counsel
Experience Highlights
Joseph Reiben is a veteran blockchain attorney, regulatory strategist, and executive leader with over 15 years of legal experience spanning digital assets, corporate structuring, and global compliance. As Chief Executive Officer of Mandala Exchange, he led the platform through its full regulatory lifecycle—securing international licensing, overseeing technical and legal operations, and launching a compliant digital asset exchange infrastructure used across multiple jurisdictions. He also served as CEO of Mandala Acquisition, a crypto M&A vehicle, and helped structure numerous tokenized ventures, integrating DAO governance, smart contract frameworks, and investor protections.
Joseph’s legal background includes co-founding Reiben & Velvis LLP and leading Launch Legal, where he advised on cross-border blockchain deals, complex token offerings (ICOs/STOs), and securities filings across jurisdictions including Switzerland, Malta, Singapore, the Cayman Islands, and the U.S. Currently, as Managing Partner of Reiben & Reiben LLC, he provides legal and regulatory counsel to Web3 startups, DAOs, and crypto funds, while serving as CEO of Moby Media—a content tokenization and decentralized data infrastructure company. An early crypto trader and advocate since 2014, Joseph’s deep understanding of token mechanics, litigation strategy, and international frameworks has positioned him as a leading voice in blockchain law. He has spoken on crypto regulation at venues such as the NASDAQ trading floor and has organized panels on DAO theory, compliance, and decentralized legal innovation.
Core Expertise
Token issuance and securities law, DAO legal structure, international exchange licensing, cross-border regulatory strategy, litigation and compliance advisory, and legal infrastructure for decentralized platforms and tokenized content ecosystems.
Education
Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Bucknell University. Licensed attorney in Illinois since 2008.