Address

PwC Legal

Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 35-37

60327 Frankfurt am Main

Contact

Mobile  +49 151 1570 8446

Email  E-Mail

Qualification

  • Lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) since 2014
  • Federal Director (a.D.) since 2022

Expertise

  • National and international companies and groups
  • Technology companies
  • Banks and insurers

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French
I offer

About me

Dr. Hagen Weiss is a lawyer, former government director, doctor of systems theory and crypto asset expert. He is one of the leading lawyers in the field of digital finance and crypto assets – particularly in matters relating to DLT and blockchain in connection with financial institutions and technology companies, as well as issues relating to the German eWpG, the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR), the EU DLT pilot program, and decentralized finance (DeFi). As a federal official, he has contributed significantly to the regulatory and legal framework for crypto assets in Germany, at the European and international level. In addition, he has been involved with the underlying technology for many years and is familiar with its actual technological features and developments. Having worked as a civil servant for federal authorities and the Federal Ministry of Finance, Hagen Weiss also has extensive knowledge and experience in advising on strategic regulatory decisions.

Career
  • Since 2025: PwC Legal, Frankfurt
  • Until 2025: Worked at an international law firm, Frankfurt
  • Until 2022: Worked in public service
  • Until 2017: Worked for a US law firm specializing in commercial law, Los Angeles
  • Until 2014: Worked for a medium-sized law firm (capital markets law and litigation), Stuttgart
  • Until 2013: Legal clerkship, Higher Regional Court district of Karlsruhe, Brussels, Los Angeles
  • Until 2011: Law studies, Mannheim
Mentions
  • Best Lawyers Ones to Watch Germany 2025
  • Lexology Client Choice Awards Blockchain 2024
  • Lexology Client Choice Awards Blockchain 2025