Ciarán McGonagle

Chief Legal & Product Officer

Ciarán McGonagle is an experience lawyer specialising in digital assets and smart contracts with deep financial market expertise. As Tokenovate’s Chief Legal & Product Officer, he drives the legal-first product vision while serving as in-house counsel. He previously was Assistant General Counsel at ISDA and held roles at Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley. A graduate of Queen’s University Belfast, trained at Allen & Overy, Ciarán has taught property law and worked in Senator Chuck Hagel's office. He co-authored a seminal whitepaper on smart derivatives contracts and was named one of the UK’s Hot 100 lawyers in 2025.

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Crypto derivatives

Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides an overview of the legal, regulatory, and contractual issues relevant to crypto derivatives in the UK, with a particular focus on property treatment, collateralisation, standardisation through ISDA, and the UK regulatory framework.

Banking & Finance