Monday, November 7, 2022 | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
(Includes Networking Reception)
Nicholas Bruno
Mischel & Horn, PC
Tyler Yagman
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
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This Institute will provide a comprehensive understanding of the legal and regulatory issues surrounding blockchain technology and digital assets. Six panels of experts will discuss the nuanced regulatory frameworks involving securities, commodities, banking, and taxation within the US and abroad. Experts will provide insight as to the successes and pitfalls of piece-meal regulation, and discuss how guidance and foreign regulators could shape future US policies. An expert panel will afford attorneys an opportunity to understand the current legal issues that impact the development and use of blockchain technology and digital assets.
Program Fee:
$599 for Members | $699 for Nonmembers
In-House, Government, Nonprofit or Academics: $299 for Member | $399 for Nonmembers -
Cyavash Ahmadi
Eversheds SutherlandMiriam Bazan
Innovation Officers
US OCC TreasuryRonnie H. Brandes
Senior Assistant General Counsel
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.Lewis Cohen
DLx LawSteven T. Cummings
Greenberg Traurig LLPJason P. Gottlieb
Morrison Cohen LLPMichael Held
Wilmer HaleEric Hess
Hess LegalElizabeth A. Kudirka
Special Agent, FBIKari Larsen
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPKristy Littman
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPJames McDonald
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPSteven S. McNew
Senior Managing Director
FTI ConsultingEmily Meyers
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Electric CapitalChris Mitchell
CJPM Law OfficesStephen D. Palley
Brown Rudnick LLPAnita Ramaswamy
Reporter, TechCrunchKayvan B. Sadeghi
Jenner & BlockJason Schwartz
Fried FrankRobert A. Schwinger
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPLiat Shetret
Director, Global Policy and Regulation
EllipticTiffany J. Smith
Wilmer HaleAnna Soubbotina
Principal, Transfer Pricing Practice
Charles River AssociatesBert Stemmler
Head of Legal & Compliance
Open Web CollectiveDavid Whitaker
DLA PiperDaniel R. William
Principal
Charles River AssociatesChen Xu
Debevoise & Plimpton LLPDavid Zaslowsky
Baker McKenzie -
9:00am – 9:10am
Introduction of Topic and Panelists9:10am – 10:20am
The (Un)Coordinated Inter-Regulatory Response to Digital Assets
● DAOs
● Lending Agreements
● Jurisdiction (CFTC/SEC)
● Recent Cases
● Market Manipulation and Insider Trading Issues
● Exchanges
Panel Leader: Kayvan B. Sadeghi
Speakers: Lewis Cohen, Jason Gottlieb, Kristy Littman, Tiffany Smith, David Zaslowski10:20am – 10:30am
Break10:30am – 11:30am
Banking on Crypto
● Current and Future US Banking Hurdles with Digital Asset Companies
● International Solutions to Banking with Digital Asset Companies
Panel Leader: Anita Ramaswamy
Speakers: Miriam Bazan, Emily Meyers, David Whitaker, Dan William, Chen Xu11:30pm – 12:30pm
Networking Luncheon12:30pm – 1:30pm
Stablecoins and Digital Fiats
● Stablecoins
● Terra/Luna Event
● The Digital Dollar”: The Rise of Fiat Digital Currencies
Panel Leader: Le’el Sinai
Speakers: Michael Held, Stephen Palley, Prat Vallabhaneni1:30pm – 2:30pm
Licensing and Taxation
● Bitlicense and other local licensing
● Wyoming
● Mining & Staking
● Retirement Taxation
● Taxation of Digital Assets
Panel Leader: Eric Hess
Speakers: Cyavash Ahmadi, Steven Cummings, Liat Shetret, Anna Soubbotina2:30pm – 2:45pm
Coffee Break2:45pm – 3:45pm
What is a Security Token and Why it Matters
Panel Leader: Tyler Yagman
Speakers: Eric Hess, Chris Mitchell, Robert A. Schwinger, Bert Stemmler3:45pm – 4:50pm
“Lean on Me”: How Interagency Cooperation Assists Crypto Regulation
• Recent Cases/ Current Case Law
• Environmental Impact/Regulation re Mining
• State and Federal Agency Coordination and Cooperation
• International Regulatory Agency Coordination and Cooperation
Panel Leader: Ronnie H. Brandes
Speakers: Cyavash Ahmadi, Kari Larsen, Steven S. McNew4:50pm – 6:00pm
Networking Reception -
New York: 7.5 PP
New Jersey: 7.7 General
California: 7.5 General
Pennsylvania: 6.0 General -
Thank You To Our Sponsors:
Platinum Sponsor:
Sponsoring Association Committees:
Banking Law, Adele Hogan, Chair
Compliance, Patrick T. Campbell & Adam Felsenthal, Co-Chairs
Digital Technologies Task Force, Lorraine S. McGowen, Edward So & Jerome Walker, Co-Chairs
Technology, Cyber & Privacy Law, Wesley Paisley & Adam Wandt, Co-ChairsSponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org