Kasim Carbide
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Attorney Carbide provides remote counsel services for startups in need of corporate documents, corporate governance, licensing, and BSA/AML compliance. As a new company, obtaining the correct license quickly and creating accurate contracts and compensation structures will set your company on the path for success, while creating the proper dynamics to motivate your team.
Since every company will require a different approach, Attorney Carbide devotes ample time with executives and upper management to understand all relevant risks and concerns to provide a tailor made solution to maximize profits and mitigate risk. Attorney Carbide often represents cryptocurrency and financial technology companies for a variety of federal and state licensing, intellectual property, and contract drafting and negotiating issues.
Education
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
- J.D. (2018) | Corporate Law; Immigration Law; International Arbitration
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- Honors: GPA 3.741 (Top 8%). Order of John Marshall (2018). Dean's List.
- Activities: John Marshall Law Review Student Publications Editor. Associate Barrister of ADR Team Recruitment. Vis West International Moot Court Competition Participant. Vis East International Moot Court Competition Alternative. Moot Court Honors Council. Student Association of Immigration Law President. International Law Society Treasurer. Professor Cecil Hunt's Teaching Assistant.
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- University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
- B.A. (2013) | Philosophy; Psychology
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Professional Experience
- Legal Counsel
- Nuvei
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- Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
- Business Environment Scientific Technology Inc.
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- Drafting and reviewing a wide range of legal documents, including policies, procedures, merchant agreements, licensing agreements, SaaS, etc. Organizing and directing the company’s activities to protect its interests from a legal/compliance/regulatory standpoint. Reviewing contracts, marketing materials, and consumer disclosures for compliance with applicable regulations. Working with outside counsel to oversee disputes and litigation matters; litigation management. Developing, managing, and updating AML/BSA/KYC/PCI-DSS/SOC policies and procedures. Conducting risk assessments, monitoring and testing systems, and administering training. Cultivating a culture of compliance for managing compliance throughout the company; reviewing and filing SARS. Working on legal operations and initiatives to improve management, effectiveness of legal process, and company’s bottom line. Strategizing with various stakeholders, executives, directors, and partners.
- In House Counsel
- Business Environment Scientific Technology Inc.
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- Drafting and submitting petitions to various Departments of Banking for exemption from money transmitter licensing in 30 states. Obtaining Letters of Non-Objection allowing company to expand operations and do business in new territories.
- General Counsel & Vice President
- Bitcoin of America
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- Advising the CEO, COO, CCO, and the Board to develop the Company’s vision, missions, values, and strategic plan. Navigating rapidly changing state and federal cryptocurrency laws. Managing compliance, risk management and legal service matters ?? Attending executive level meetings related to the future direction of the company, mergers and acquisitions, and changes in policy. Creating and reviewing vendor contracts and contractor agreements, including software development agreements. Reviewing, negotiating, and drafting a variety of legal agreements ranging from location leases, vendor agreements, employment agreements, licensing agreements, etc. Ensure that the company is in compliance with all current laws, rules, regulations and licensing requirements. Providing expert and strategic legal advice to management particularly on how to grow the business. Setting internal governance policies and manage the impact of external factors.
- Law Clerk
- Ostojic & Scudder
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- Kasim Carbide played a key role at Ostojic & Scudder as the Firm's Law Clerk. Kasim assisted Attorneys and Support Staff with organization of all case files, researching family law, personal injury law, and dental malpractice law, and consulting with clients.
- Student Associate
- LexisNexis
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- Lexis Associates are fully trained to use the LexisNexis suite of online research services and also in how to pass that expertise on to others. Associates run weekly or bi-weekly clinics to provide fellow students with free support and assistance in using LexisLibrary and LexisPSL. Students can consult them on problems such as how to find a particular case or statute, how to find all the cases relevant to a specific problem, how best to search in order to maximise results, or even whether a particular journal or other source is available online.
- Law Clerk
- The Law Offices of Tiffany Hughes
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- Kasim Carbide played a key role at The Law Office of Tiffany M. Hughes, P.C. as the Firm’s Law Clerk. Kasim assisted Attorneys and Support Staff with organization of all case files, legal research, memorandums, and assistance with case management. Kasim’s passion for Family Law derived from his love for protecting children and advocating for those who can’t advocate for themselves.
Publications
Articles & Publications
- Visa Warns Against Misuse of 'Cashless ATMs' Used By Cannabis Retailers To Skirt Restrictions
- Modern Cannabis Lifestyle Magazine
- Agent of the Payee Exemption
- @theBar
- How Attorneys Can Accept Bitcoin as Payment
- @theBar Blog
Certifications
- Anti Money Laundering Specialist
- Association of Anti Money Laundering Specialists
- LexisNexis Practice Ready Certification
- LexisNexis
- LexisNexis Professional Research
- LexisNexis
Awards
- Morrissey Scholar Award
- Francis D. & Corinne S. Morrissey Professional Responsibility Scholars Program
- Awarded to a student excelling in professional responsibility embodying the laurels of the legal profession, and for successfully publishing an article in the Chicago Bar Association Magazine.
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award of Academic Excellence in Professional Responsibility
- The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction
- Awarded to the student with the highest grade in a law school course.
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award of Academic Excellence in Constitutional Law
- The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction
- Awarded to the student with the highest grade in a law school course.
- Who's Who Among American Law Students Award
- Who's Who
- Honoring students based on outstanding campus leadership, scholastic ability, off campus leadership, and community service.
Professional Associations
- State Bar of Illinois # 6332011
- Member
- Current
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Illinois
- Supreme Court of Illinois
- ID Number: 6332011
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Fees
- Free Consultation
Practice Area
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Languages
- American Sign Language: Spoken
- Bengali: Spoken
- English: Spoken, Written
- Gujarati: Spoken
- Hindi: Spoken
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Urdu: Spoken, Written
Legal Answers
- Q. How legally binding is a non-compete clause if a client wants to continue services after terminating your contract?
- A: The answer to your questions will depend on (1) what West Virginia courts consider enforceable non-competition provisions, (2) the specific facts and circumstances of your case, and (3) the language of the non-compete as well as any other restrictive covenants (clauses that forbid you from doing something) contained in your Independent Contractor Agreement.
Typically, employers wants to balance making non-compete restrictions as broad as possible to protect the employer's interests, because if not courts interpreting such a provision can deem it over broad and unenforceable and thus unreasonable.
Generally, West Virginia Courts enforce non-competition agreements that are (1) supported ... Read More
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