At 33, Enjin Young Lawyer Named in Prestigious ALB Asia 40 Under 40 List
Enjin Ecosystem lawyer Isabel “Ish” Guidote-Pangalangan, General Counsel of Enjin core contributor Atlas Development Services, is recognized as one of Asia’s top young lawyers in the ALB (Asian Legal Business) Asia 40 Under 40 2024 rankings.
What’s the significance: The recognition of Atty. Guidote-Pangalangan in the ALB 40 Under 40 emphasizes the growing acceptance of web3 firms in mainstream legal circles, stressing how the crypto industry’s commitment to regulation and compliance is increasingly being acknowledged.
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- Atty. Isabel Guidote-Pangalangan (LinkedIn), 33, is named as one of the Asia Legal Business (ALB) Asia 40 Under 40 2024— one of the youngest Awardees.
- According to Enjin, she is one of only five in-house lawyers awarded, recognized alongside lawyers from tech giants like Lazada and FinAccel.
What is the ALB Asia 40 Under 40
The list honors exceptional legal talent across Asia, featuring selected lawyers from over 500 nominees based on their work quality, recommendations, and future growth potential.
- Check the list here.
Previous recognitions:
- Young Lawyer of the Year (ALB Philippine Law Awards 2022)
- Fintech Lawyer of the Year (ALB Philippine Law Awards 2022)
- Finalist for “Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)” in ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2024
Background:
- Atty. Guidote-Pangalangan manages major institutional projects for Enjin, including regulatory compliance with Apple and Google.
- She led Enjin’s token and NFT migrations and the Efinity Polkadot crowd loan, which was noted for achieving a successful migration in under 60 days post-launch.
- It was also highlighted that her work spans global regulatory frameworks in securities, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and intellectual property (IP), and she collaborates closely with Enjin’s CTO on blockchain security audits.
- She holds law degrees from Harvard, King’s College London, and the University of the Philippines.
- She is also formerly a senior member of the Philippine Competition Commission, advocating for blockchain’s impact on remittances, financial inclusion, and creator empowerment.
Atty. Isabel Guidote-Pangalangan also appeared in Enjin’s 2023 “Cursed Machines” NFT collection as “Nexara: Sovereign of the Blockchain.”
- The character was a hacker wielding “unparalleled power across dimensions.”
- According to Enjin, the character may have been inspired by Ish’s work on community intellectual property licenses and copyright infringement guidelines.
More honors for Enjin legal team
Enjin’s legal team, which includes Guidote-Pangalangan and is led by CFO and Chief Legal Officer Oscar Franklin Tan (LinkedIn), was also honored on the Legal 500 GC Powerlist in October 2023.
- The team also earned finalist spots in several categories at both the ALB SE Asia Law Awards and the ALB Pan Asian Regulatory Awards.
Worth reading: Recently, another Enjin tax lawyer, Nadaine P. Tongco-Edades, is a finalist in three major categories at the 2024 ALB Philippine Law Awards.
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