(Webinar) Cryptocurrency & Compliance: Increased Regulation, Financial Crime & Sanctions Risks

Wednesday, June 24, 2020 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

• Description
• Faculty
• Agenda
• CLE Credit
• Sponsors

• This program will focus on the history of cryptocurrency, increasing regulatory guidance, and how compliance programs and attorneys address the financial crime and sanctions risks. An expert panel will address the issue from different perspectives, including the client, compliance officer, and small and large firms representing cryptocurrency businesses.

  The key items you will learn include:

  • The history of cryptocurrency
  • Regulatory guidance effecting the status of cryptocurrency businesses
  • Financial crime and sanctions risks associated with cryptocurrency
  • How compliance departments and attorneys maintain relationships with cryptocurrency businesses

  Program Fee:
  $49 for Members | $99 for Nonmembers
  In-House Counsel: Free for Members

• Robert Kim
  Senior Legal Analyst, Bloomberg Law

  Keith Miller
  Perkins Coie

  Carol Van Cleef
  Bradley

  James Vivenzio
  Lead BSA/AML Attorney, OCC (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency)

  Jerome Walker
  Jerome Walker PLLC

  Minakshi Yerra
  Senior Director, BSA & Sanctions (BSA Officer)
  Ripple

• 6:00 pm – 6:05 pm
  Introduction

  6:05 pm – 6:20 pm
  History of Cryptocurrency

  6:20 pm – 6:35 pm
  Financial Crime and Sanctions Risks

  6:35 pm – 6:55 pm
  Increased Regulation – Recently Issued and Existing Guidance Impacting the Use of Cryptocurrency

  6:55 pm – 7:15 pm
  The Client Perspective – How Cryptocurrency Businesses Comply with Regulatory Guidance and Address Financial Crime Risks

  7:15 pm – 7:30 pm
  Challenges Faced by Attorneys and Compliance Programs with Customer Relationships Involving Cyptocurrency Firms

  7:30 pm – 7:45 pm
  The Way Forward – How Regulatory Guidance and Financial Crime Risks for Cryptocurrency will Evolve in the Future

  7:45 pm – 8:00 pm
  Questions & Answers

• CLE Credit
  New York: 2.0 Professional Practice
  New Jersey: 2.0 General
  California: 2.0 General
  Pennsylvania: 1.5 General
  Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys

• Sponsoring Association Committee:
  Compliance, Patrick T. Campbell, Chair
  Inter-American Affairs, Michael A. Fernandez, Chair

  Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
  Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org

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