Dr. Aaron Lane
Details
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College: Graduate School of Business & Law
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Department: Graduate School of Business & Law
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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aaron.lane@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0001-7513-8192
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Dr Aaron Lane is a Senior Lecturer in Law.
Dr Aaron Lane is an Australian Lawyer and an expert in the relationship between regulation and innovation. He has internationally recognised expertise on the law, economics and regulation of blockchain and cryptocurrency. In previous academic roles, Aaron lectured and coordinated programs and courses including Company Law, Competition & Consumer Law, Business Tax Law, and Law & Technology.
Dr Lane has appeared to give expert evidence before State and Federal parliamentary inquiries (including on blockchain, cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence) and has contributed to an Amicus Brief filed in the Supreme Court of the United States (on competition law and financial payments).
Dr Lane was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Victoria and began his legal career in private practice acting and appearing for clients in administrative, commercial and criminal matters. In addition to his academic roles, he practiced as a solicitor in fraud, misconduct and financial crime. In 2023, he was called to the Victorian Bar and practices exclusively as a barrister (independent counsel).
Research fields
- 48 Law and legal studies
- 380113 Public economics - public choice
- 440708 Public administration
UN sustainable development goals
- 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Academic positions
- Senior Fellow
- The George Washington University
- GW Competition & Innovation Lab
- , United States
- 4 Dec 2023 – Present
- Honorary Research Associate
- University College London
- UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies
- London, United Kingdom
- 1 Sep 2021 – Present
- Senior Lecturer & Research Fellow
- RMIT University
- RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub
- , Australia
- 4 Dec 2017 – Present
Non-academic positions
- Barrister
- Victorian Bar
- Melbourne, Australia
- 19 Oct 2023 – Present
- Special Counsel
- Duxton Hill
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jul 2020 – 14 Aug 2023
- Lawyer
- Maddocks
- Melbourne, Australia
- 6 Feb 2012 – 2 Dec 2013
Supervisor projects
- 3 Jul 2024
- The Consequences of IT Project Failure and the contribution of ADR
- 7 Feb 2024
- The Mycelium Blockchain
- 7 Dec 2023
- TOWARDS TRANSNATIONAL REGULATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ECOSYSTEM AND ITS EMERGENT SPHERES IN THE FINANCIAL MARKET
- 20 Nov 2023
Teaching interests
3 PhD Current Supervisions
Research interests
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
Business Law
Corporate and Commercial Law
Competition Law & Policy
Economics of Regulation
Economics of Innovation
Intellectual Property Law
Law and Economics
Law and Technology
Public Administration & Policy
