Dax Hansen

Dax Hansen spoke at Proof of Talk Paris 2026 as Partner at Perkins Coie. He was a panellist on “Institutional DeFi: The Use Cases Worth the Risk”, on the Hecto Main Stage from 11:00 to 11:40 on 2 June, within the Tokenisation of Finance track. Maja Vujinovic and Stéphanie Cabossioras were the other panellists; Hadley Stern moderated. The programme brought a lawyer working with fintech and digital assets into a discussion of institutional use cases alongside participants from investment and exchange businesses.

Hansen is now a partner at Ashurst Perkins Coie. A dated employer-organised roundtable listing for 5 October 2026 identifies him as Partner in its Seattle office. Chambers’ FinTech 2026 profile independently associates him with the combined firm. This current company name is separate from the Perkins Coie billing used at the June summit.

Ashurst and Perkins Coie completed their combination on 29 June 2026. An employer-supplied announcement published that day says the combination had completed, and independent IFLR reporting records the same date. The firm’s formation therefore followed his Proof of Talk appearance.

The October roundtable listing provides a specific view of his professional focus. Announced for the firm’s Paris office, “Fintech Insights: U.S. Trends, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities for European Players” set out a discussion of fintech development, payments, digital assets and the relationship between the U.S. and European markets. The listing named Agathe Motte and Hubert Blanc-Jouvan for a moderated question-and-answer session following his introductory remarks. It establishes the announced format and subjects, rather than confirming attendance or attributing views to the discussion. These details connect his current work with the institutional finance theme of his June programme appearance.