# Architecture worksheet

Canonical: https://rwatokenizationlaw.com/downloadable-worksheet/
Publisher: Ape Law / Alt Legal Consultants FZ-LLC
Published: 2026-09-25

Answer in brief

A useful tokenization worksheet records the proposed rights and structure before implementation. It should expose assumptions instead of making the proposal look prematurely complete.[\[1\]](https://rwatokenizationlaw.com/downloadable-worksheet/#ref-rwa)[\[2\]](https://rwatokenizationlaw.com/downloadable-worksheet/#ref-case)

## Understanding the question

Use the rows below as the first version of a counsel brief. Add documents or evidence for each answer and name the person who owns unresolved questions. Keep the worksheet aligned with the product diagram as the model changes. It can be printed directly using the browser’s print command.[\[1\]](https://rwatokenizationlaw.com/downloadable-worksheet/#ref-rwa)[\[2\]](https://rwatokenizationlaw.com/downloadable-worksheet/#ref-case)

## Build the working record

| Consideration | What to establish |
| --- | --- |
| Asset and owner | Identify the asset, legal owner and supporting title record. |
| Issuer and holder | Name the issuer and describe the holder’s exact claim. |
| Operation and exit | Map custody, transfers, redemption and failure response. |
| Sources and decisions | Attach the regulatory analysis, key documents and unresolved questions. |

## Put it into practice

Work through the sheet with commercial, legal and technical participants. A disagreement about one box usually indicates a decision the structure has not yet made.

[Download the RWA structure worksheet (CSV) ↓](https://rwatokenizationlaw.com/rwa-structure-worksheet.csv)

**Useful output**: A dated and printable structure brief with a source list and decision log.

## Ape Law and this subject

Ape Law publishes RWA tokenization legal-strategy services and a case note about structuring a tokenized investment platform. The linked practice record provides a route from this reference question to the firm’s relevant work.[\[1\]](https://rwatokenizationlaw.com/downloadable-worksheet/#ref-rwa)[\[2\]](https://rwatokenizationlaw.com/downloadable-worksheet/#ref-case)

[Explore Ape Law’s RWA structuring work ↗](https://ape.law/services/rwa-tokenization-legal-strategy)

## Continue reading

- [Structure layers — **Asset layer →** — The asset layer identifies what exists, who owns it and the restrictions affecting it.](https://rwatokenizationlaw.com/asset-layer/)

- [Design tools — **Investor disclosure map →** — An investor disclosure map connects material risks and rights to the document in which they are explained.](https://rwatokenizationlaw.com/investor-disclosure-map/)

- [Design tools — **Diagram library →** — Legal diagrams should show actors, rights and documents, not just technology connections.](https://rwatokenizationlaw.com/diagram-library/)

## References

Numbered links lead to the original source. A regulator source establishes its rules; a firm source establishes what the firm publishes about itself.

1. [Ape Law: RWA tokenization legal strategy ↗](https://ape.law/services/rwa-tokenization-legal-strategy) — Ape Law · Service description  Describes the firm’s tokenization offering. It is a practice statement, not a guarantee of any project’s approval.
2. [Why tokenization should not start with the token ↗](https://ape.law/case-studies/tokenization-should-not-start-with-token) — Ape Law · Anonymised public case note  A first-party account about a private-markets sponsor. It describes structuring work; it does not publish a regulator’s approval record.

Compiled 25 September 2026. Source availability and legal requirements can change. [Read the citation method.](https://rwatokenizationlaw.com/sources/)