Lindsay X. Lin
Partner & Chief Operating Officer at Dragonfly
Lindsay X. Lin
Partner & Chief Operating Officer at Dragonfly
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Partner & Chief Operating Officer
2022 - Current
Oversee venture operating teams and initiatives, including legal, regulatory, business & fund operations, finance, and more. Work directly with portfolio companies on strategy and best practices.
Partner & Counsel
2020 - 2022
https://www.dcp.capital/
Legal Counsel
2017 - 2020
- First legal hire and was sole internal counsel for 2+ years - Drafted, negotiated, and conducted due diligence for partnership, loan, grant, airdrop, sale, investment, and other commercial agreements of over $500 mil of aggregate value - Conducted legal and regulatory analysis, advisory, and diligence of new partnerships, products, operations, marketing, and engineering developments, with a focus on securities, commodities, money transmission, money laundering, and sanctions law regimes - Partnered with product and engineering in review, development, and release of new products and Stellar ecosystem improvement mechanisms, e.g. co-authoring SEP 30 (Multi-Party Key Management) - Engaged and contributed to blockchain and cryptocurrency legislation and policy developments through direct interface with global regulators and via advocacy associations - Composed and implemented internal policies for communications and anti-money-laundering - Obtained Sharia compliance certification for the Stellar Network
Legal Counsel
2017 - 2019
- First legal hire and sole in-house counsel - Led legal and regulatory analysis, advisory, and diligence of new partnerships, products, operations, marketing, and engineering developments - Partnered with product and engineering in review, development, and release of new products
Principal
2016 - 2017
Med tech startup regulatory consulting
Summer Associate
2014 - 2014
Tech sector M&A and IPO advisory
Division of Enforcement Intern
2013 - 2013
Securities fraud investigation and litigation
Summer Associate
2013 - 2013
Crossborder M&A advisory -- NYC & Hong Kong
Summer Analyst
2012 - 2012
M&A investment banking with particular focus on aerospace and defense
Research Intern
2007 - 2007
Analyzed the evolution of ozone holes using data from EOS Aura