Tom Skevington
InvestorSenior Legal Counsel at Square Peg Capital
Sydney
Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
Tom is a lawyer at Square Peg handling fund structuring, compliance, licensing, investments and exits, working across the firm's legal needs and its portfolio. He previously worked as a crypto lawyer at Piper Alderman during the ICO boom and as a corporate generalist lawyer at a boutique firm in Adelaide.
Experience
- Square PegSenior Legal Counselcurrent2025 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Square PegLegal Counsel2020 — 2025Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Blockchain Australia Young ProfessionalsCommittee Member2019 — 2022Greater Sydney Area
- Piper AldermanAssociate2020Sydney, Australia | tskevington@piperalderman.com.au
- Piper AldermanLawyer2018 — 2020Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- DMAW LawyersLawyer2017 — 2018Adelaide, South Australia
- DMAW LawyersLaw Clerk2016 — 2017Adelaide, South Australia
- University of AdelaideSpace Security Index - Researcher2016
- Heuzenroeders LawyersLaw Clerk2015 — 2016Tanunda, South Australia
Skills & more
BlockchainCommunicationNegotiationLegal ResearchContract LawAccountingLegal WritingFinancial AnalysisIntellectual PropertyInternational BusinessFinancial MarketsTime Management
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Contract NegotiationCryptocurrencySpace LawInternational NegotiationsEfficiencyFrom Tom's professional profile.
Colleagues at Square Peg Capital
Agape Lioulios
Legal Counsel at Square Peg Capital
Amanda Hjorring
Partner & COO at Square Peg Capital
Barry Brott
Co-founder at Square Peg Capital
Ben Hensman
Portfolio Manager at Square Peg Capital
Christina Cvetkoski
Office Manager at Square Peg Capital
Dan Krasnostein
Partner at Square Peg Capital
David Maher
Investor at Square Peg Capital
David Tarascio
Partner at SecondQuarter Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tom Skevington?
- Tom is a lawyer at Square Peg handling fund structuring, compliance, licensing, investments and exits, working across the firm's legal needs and its portfolio. He previously worked as a crypto lawyer at Piper Alderman during the ICO boom and as a corporate generalist lawyer at a boutique firm in Adelaide.
- Where does Tom Skevington work?
- Tom Skevington is Senior Legal Counsel at Square Peg Capital.
- What check size does Tom Skevington write?
- Tom Skevington typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- Where did Tom Skevington go to school?
- Tom Skevington studied at University of Adelaide (Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (Hons)); The College of Law Australia (Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice); University of Adelaide (Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)).
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