Legal Engineering for Sovereign DAOs

This session reveals the legal foundations that allow DAOs to operate in the real world with protection, sovereignty, and legitimacy.

Together, Baba John and William will guide you through the structures that anchor your DAO in law without compromising decentralization or mission.

What You’ll Learn

1. Legal Wrappers for DAOs
Foundations, cooperatives, DAO LLC’s, trusts, ministries, 508(c)(1)(a) structures, and when to use each.

2. The Path of Sovereignty
How purpose trusts, ecclesiastical entities, and spiritual jurisdictions can protect assets, land, treasuries, and community governance.

3. Operating Agreements & On-Chain Legal Prose
Turning bylaws, membership rules, contribution agreements, and governance policies into enforceable documents that sync with smart contracts and DAO tools.

4. Legal Recognition for Real-World Activity
How your DAO can hire people, sign contracts, issue tokens, run projects, and own land — all with clarity and compliance.

Why It Matters

A DAO with legal grounding is powerful.
A DAO with sovereign legal grounding is unstoppable.

This workshop gives you the essential blueprint to make your DAO real, protected, and future-proof.