[Lecture Series HS21] Legally Recognizable DAOs: U.S. Legal Pathways, Personhood, and Open Questions

Prof. Carla Reyes

Professor Carla Reyes is an Assistant Professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law. Professor Reyes is an internationally recognized leader on issues raised by the intersection of business law (commercial and corporate) and emerging technology, such as blockchain technology. Professor Reyes serves as the Research Director for the Uniform law Commission’s Technology Committee, a member of Digital Asset Working Group of the Joint ALI/ULC Drafting Committee on the Uniform Commercial Code and Emerging Technologies, an Expert member of the UNIDROIT Work Group on Private Law and Digital Assets, and an Expert Member of the UNIDROIT Work Group on Best Practices for Effective Enforcement. A former Fulbright Scholar, Professor Reyes had the opportunity to pursue her research as a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University from September 2017-August 2019. Professor Reyes also actively contributes to blockchain technology initiatives at the Stanford CodeX as a RegTrax Curator, MIT’s Cryptoeconomic Systems program, the University College London’s Blockchain Research Centre as a Research Associate, and the American Bar Association.