Speaker, Initial Coin Offering (ICO) Regulations: New Opportunities, New Risks – The Knowledge Group Webinar, November 15, 2018
https://www.theknowledgegroup.org/webcasts/initial-coin-offering-regulations/#webcast-portal The Knowledge Group webinar focusing on ICOs, STOs, securities regulations and enforcement actions. Other Panelists included Seth W. Goettelman, Principal, Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit; Harvey Kesner, CEO, Darisolutions; and David G. Adams, Attorney, Clifford Chance.
Read MoreSpeaker, Guest Lecturer at Campbell University Law School, Raleigh, NC on the JOBS Act, Blockchain and CryptoCurrency, November 13, 2018
Discussion of the JOBS Act, crowdfunding and blockchain/cryptocurrency before the Global Corporate Compliance class.
Read MoreSpeaker, Annual Blockchain and Crypto Currency Investor Conference, September 26, 2018, New York, NY
Participant on SEC regulatory panel, Blockchain and Regulation: Peter D. Hatzipetros, President, and Founder of Petros Law Group, Scott Andersen, Scott Andersen is principal at Andersen, P.C., finLawyer.com| George S. Georgiades, General Counsel at Prime Trust | Gary Ross, Co-Founder of Ross & Shulga PLLC | Chi-Ru Jou, Partner at CKR Law | Max Dilendorf, Managing partner
Read MoreFinLaw: Helicopter Regulators and the Right to Choose Your Own Investments
Compliments to Hester Pierce, who is asking the right questions and stated the following at a recent speech: “It puzzles me that it is so difficult for those of us who regulate the securities markets to understand this concept; after all, capital markets are all about taking risk, and queasiness around risk-taking is particularly inapt.
Read MoreFinLaw: Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser inadequate cyber security procedure and control cases will be SEC and FINRA priority for many years to come
A new SEC enforcement case a against dully registered broker-dealer and investment adviser for deficient cyber security procedures under Reg S-P and Reg S-ID resulting in sanctions and a $1 million civil money penalty. Expect to see many, many more, and similar FINRA cases coming soon. https://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2018/34-84288.pdf
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