33 Chancery Lane – Leading Barristers in POCA & Commercial Law

Flavia Kenyon is a specialist barrister practising in cryptoassets and digital asset disputes, combining deep technical fluency in blockchain systems, AI, Web3, DeFi, FinTech, smart legal contracts, and digital trade with extensive courtroom advocacy experience spanning over two decades.

She is instructed in complex, high-value litigation where emerging technology sits at the centre of the dispute, including commercial claims, fraud and financial crime (civil and criminal), and matters requiring urgent asset preservation, forensic scrutiny of digital evidence, novel points of law, and cross-border enforcement.

Flavia advises founders, institutions, and developers on the legal architecture of emerging technologies, including smart legal contracts, algorithmic governance, digital asset structures, and compliance frameworks for blockchain-based and AI systems.

Flavia recently appeared in the Court of Appeal in a leading case concerning the legal status of in-game wealth and virtual assets, addressing novel questions of property and the distinction between proprietary source code and instantiated digital value.

She acts for traditional companies, start-ups and SMEs, blockchain-based businesses and DAOs, and public and private institutions, including governmental and non-governmental bodies.

Her wider practice includes international law and arbitration, and specialist advisory work on the legal and regulatory implications of emerging technologies, supporting clients operating in fast-moving digital economies and regulated markets.

Flavia is recognised as a leading barrister and is ranked Tier 1 for Crypto-assets and Blockchain by The Legal 500.

Complementing her practice, Flavia heads the legal consultancy at the think-tank Big Innovation Centre (London) and has given evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on blockchain adoption and associated legal challenges.

Flavia accepts instructions on a Direct Access basis.

Languages: English, Romanian, and French

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"An extremy intelligent and organised Junior."
"Faisal is Excellent. His written work is clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."
"An extremy intelligent and organised Junior."
"Faisal is Excellent. His written work is clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."
"An extremy intelligent and organised Junior."
"Faisal is Excellent. His written work is clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."
"An extremy intelligent and organised Junior."
"Faisal is Excellent. His written work is clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."

"An extremy intelligent and organised Junior."
"Faisal is Excellent. His written work is clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."
"An extremy intelligent and organised Junior."
"Faisal is Excellent. His written work is clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."
"An extremy intelligent and organised Junior."
"Faisal is Excellent. His written work is clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."
"An extremy intelligent and organised Junior."
"Faisal is Excellent. His written work is clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."

Flavia Kenyon's Expertises

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Commercial Litigation

Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets

Cyber

ESG

Renewable Energy (onshore and offshore)

Corporate Investigations

Financial Crime

Fraud: Crime

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Commercial Dispute Resolution

Commercial Litigation

Flavia is often instructed on domestic and international contractual, company law and commercial disputes.

She advises and acts for traditional as well as blockchain-based companies and start-ups on formation, shareholders’ rights and disputes, corporate liability (both criminal and civil), director’s duties and unfair prejudice petitions under the Companies Act 2006.

Her matters often include issues relating to conflict of laws, jurisdiction, immunity from jurisdiction, commercial contracts, contractual interpretation, cross-jurisdiction disputes, admissibility of evidence, Disclosure Orders, Norwich Pharmacal Orders, Bankers Trust Orders, and Unexplained Wealth Orders.

She advises on high-stakes disputes before the English courts and in international arbitration involving sovereign States and state-owned property, including jurisdictional challenges, waiver, service on States and immunity from execution.

Commercial Dispute Resolution

Commercial Litigation

Flavia is often instructed on domestic and international contractual, company law and commercial disputes.

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Commercial Dispute Resolution

Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets

Flavia is a leading Web3, Blockchain, and AI barrister and her practice focuses on representing and advising companies at the forefront of the financial services industry’s digital transformation.

Flavia often advises on Web3 projects and blockchain clients and has acquired rare hands-on experience through having founded a legal-tech laboratory of her own. Flavia is often instructed at the inception of a project and regularly advises on both legal/regulatory and strategic adoption of blockchain technology for industry and e-commerce, and for the creative sector – including brands, gaming, and films.

Flavia has particular expertise advising on the legal formation, structure, and governance of Decentralised Autonomous Organisations, (DAOs). Through her extensive work on DAOs, Flavia has mastered an understanding of and familiarity with several foreign jurisdictions in the specialist area of company law and organisational structures.

Flavia is ranked Tier 1 for Crypto-assets and Blockchain the Legal 500.

Commercial Dispute Resolution

Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets

Flavia is a leading Web3, Blockchain, and AI barrister and her practice focuses on representing and advising companies at the forefront of the financial services industry’s digital transformation.

Flavia is ranked Tier 1 for Crypto-assets and Blockchain the Legal 500.

View cases

Commercial Dispute Resolution

Cyber

Flavia advises and represents clients in cyber-related disputes including cyber fraud, cyber-attacks, cyber sanctions, data breaches, privacy, online harms and deepfakes.

Commercial Dispute Resolution

Cyber

Flavia advises and represents clients in cyber-related disputes including cyber fraud, cyber-attacks, cyber sanctions, data breaches, privacy, online harms and deepfakes.

Commercial Dispute Resolution