MODEL-T
We are a team of highly experienced barristers and engineers on a mission to revolutionise corporate law and to empower every company to form and trade on the blockchain.
We are introducing Model-T, an innovative protocol and a multi-chain legal dApp (decentralised application) that will enable automated company formation and registration fully on-chain.
Model-T takes its name from the pioneering entrepreneur Henry Ford and his vision of a universal mass-produced car. In the spirit of Ford’s Model T, we are building a legal vehicle with software code fit for the Internet of Value, Web3.
With Model-T we create legally binding operational agreements with code that can be read both by humans and machines.
We, at Root, are tearing down the barriers to entry, empowering traditional companies to expand their corporate structures into a code-based future, and enabling DAOs (decentralised autonomous organisations) to become legal entities and to unleash their full potential.
Core Team
FLAVIA KENYON
CEO
Flavia is a pioneering British barrister specialising in international commercial litigation, blockchain, Web3 and disruptive technologies. Flavia was educated at Oxford University and called to the Bar in 2005. Flavia’s passion, knowledge and hands-on experience of the technology have made her a much sought-after legal counsel. She has given evidence to Parliament on blockchain adoption into industry. Her mission is to support companies, entrepreneurs, and governments in making their strategies using blockchain, automation, smart contracts, and crypto-assets legally compliant and scalable across jurisdictions.
MICHAEL PATCHETT JOYCE
CLO
Michael is a vastly experienced and renowned British barrister specialising in international commercial arbitration and litigation. Michael is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, (FCIArb), and Member of the Scientific Board at the MENA Business Law Review. He is also Member of the International Advisory Committee for the Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA). Through his in-depth knowledge of the Gulf and MENA regions, Michael has extensive connections with arbitral institutions, arbitrators and practitioners across the GCC, Egypt, and the Levant.
ADAM HELINS
CTO
Programmer from an early age with a background in neuroscience, Adam has been pushing the boundaries of software engineering in the pursuit of innovation. His previous work on IoT and simulations led him to focus on decentralised systems and creating a nascent venture studio. Realising the untapped potential of Model-T, he is now dedicating his efforts to the digitalisation of companies.