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Second Annual Blockchain and the Law Conference

The Samuel & Ronnie Heyman Center on Corporate Governance at Cardozo School of Law

Monday, September 16, 2019 from 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT)

Second Annual Blockchain and the Law Conference

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Blockchain technology is poised to transform the financial services industry and raises significant regulatory issues. Join us at Cardozo School of Law for a unique conversation with current top federal and state regulators to discuss current challenges facing blockchain technology, virtual currencies and the law. A reception will follow the program.



 


Fireside Chat with William Hinman 

4:00pm - 4:30pm


 

William Hinman - Director, Division of Corporation Finance at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)


 

Moderator


 

Aaron Wright '05 - Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Director of The Cardozo Blockchain Project at Cardozo School of Law


 

 


Blockchain from an Enforcement Perspective

4:30pm - 5:30pm

 


Moderators



Harold Gordon '88 - Partner at Jones Day, former Branch Chief, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Regional Office, and Adjunct Professor at Cardozo School of Law

 


Stephen Obie - Partner at Jones Day, former Regional Administrator, Acting Director of the Division of Enforcement, and Chief Trial Attorney in the New York Office of the CFTC


 

Panelists


 

John Castiglione - Senior Enforcement Counsel at Office of New York State Attorney General


  

Neel Chopra - Special Counsel to the Director of Enforcement, United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

 

  

Justin Herring - Executive Deputy Superintendent for Cybersecurity Division at the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS)


 



The State of Blockchain Policy

5:30pm - 6:30pm

 


Moderator


  

Laura Pruitt - Partner at Jones Day, former Special Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Market Regulation (now the Division of Trading & Markets) and Senior Counsel, Office of General Counsel at the SEC

 


Panelists


 

Kavita Jain - Director, Financial Innovation at Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) 

 


Christopher Leach - Attorney, Division of Financial Practices at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)


 

Thomas McGowan - Associate Director, Division of Trading and Markets at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

 


Philip Raimondi - Special Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Market Oversight at the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)


 


Reception


6:30pm - 7:30pm


 


This event is co-sponsored by the Blockchain Project at Cardozo School of Law and the Samuel & Ronnie Heyman Center on Corporate Governance.  This event is open to the public and free of charge, but registration is requiredFor questions, please email: heyman.events@yu.edu.









Have questions about Second Annual Blockchain and the Law Conference? Contact The Samuel & Ronnie Heyman Center on Corporate Governance at Cardozo School of Law

When & Where


Cardozo School of Law
55 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10003

Monday, September 16, 2019 from 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT)


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The Samuel & Ronnie Heyman Center on Corporate Governance at Cardozo School of Law

The Samuel & Ronnie Heyman Center on Corporate Governance is the focal point at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law to research and discuss corporate and securities laws. Founded in 1987, the Heyman Center's mission is to raise public and academic awareness of pressing corporate and securities law issues, to produce and disseminate research on a broad range of corporate and securities law topics in these fields and to educate and train students and professionals. The Heyman Center frequently sponsors and organizes public events and lectures by prominent law and business figures and leading legal scholars. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/programs-centers/samuel-ronnie-heyman-center-corporate-governance

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