Flavia Naves

Flavia Naves is a business lawyer and Of Counsel at Hathaway & Kunz, LLP and advises companies on business, financial services, fintech, digital assets, corporate structuring, and regulatory matters. She has served organizations at different stages of growth and works with banking, payments, money transmission, and emerging technology businesses. Her practice includes corporate finance, governance, licensing, investigations, administrative matters, and strategic legal planning in highly regulated industries.

Flavia earned an LL.B. from Minas Gerais Pontifical Catholic University School of Law in 1998 and a US Studies Certificate from Widener University Commonwealth Law School in 2001. Her cross-border legal education supports work involving financial regulation, corporate operations, and technology-driven businesses. She is admitted in the District of Columbia, California, and Wyoming, bringing experience across multiple US legal and regulatory environments.

Flavia has held senior in-house roles including General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Circle and leadership positions at Qwil, Velo Payments, Intuit, Worldpay, Gracenote, and other technology and media companies. She has structured corporate transactions, supported financing rounds, launched payment and money transmission products, managed legal departments, and supervised regulatory examinations. Her work regularly involves state and federal banking departments and agencies.

Flavia Naves serves as a Commissioner on Wyoming’s Stable Token Commission and remains active in financial policy and regulatory discussions. She has also contributed to industry advisory groups and business-law programs. Her combination of in-house leadership, regulatory experience, and corporate counsel work helps businesses evaluate risk, organize growth initiatives, address licensing requirements, and manage legal issues connected to financial technology and digital assets.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, The Law Firm of Hathaway & Kunz, LLP
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Member, Wyoming State Bar
• Commissioner, Wyoming Stable Token Commission
• Board Member, Instituto Familiar de la Raza (2017-2023)
• Board Member, Youth Community Service (2020-2021)
• Industry Advisor, Fintech Industry Advisory Panel – Conference of State Bank Supervisors
• Emeritus Member, TechGC

Licensed State

• District of Columbia
• California
• Wyoming

Education

• Minas Gerais Pontifical Catholic University School of Law
  Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

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