Corporate Counsel Section Members: FREE
Cryptocurrency 101: Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Considerations
This program has been cancelled and will be rescheduled - New Date TBD.
Program Description
Experienced practitioners will provide a cryptocurrency overview tailored for attorneys, discuss how the financial industry is using blockchain including digital assets, provide an overview of recent legal and regulatory issues facing FinTechs, highlight Anti-Money Laundering (AML) risks stemming from digital transactions, and provide perspectives on how to address these legal, regulatory and compliance concerns.
Sponsored by the Corporate Counsel Law Section and the Committee on Continuing Legal Education.
Webinar
New Date TBD
1.0 MCLE Credits: 1.0 Areas of Professional Practice
Corporate Counsel Members: FREE | NYSBA Member: $25
Non-NYSBA Member: $50
Agenda Topics
- Overview of Cryptocurrency
- Financial Industry’s Use of Blockchain Technology
- Overview of Recent Legal and Regulatory Issues facing FinTechs
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Risks
Program Faculty
Michelle A. Gitlitz, Esq., Crowell & Moring LLP, NYC
Alexi Von Keszycki, Esq., Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP, Mclean, VA
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Newly Admitted Attorneys: To receive skills credit, newly admitted attorneys must take accredited transitional CLE courses in traditional live classroom settings that have been approved by the CLE Board for use by newly admitted attorneys. For more information about the CLE Rules, please go to www.nycourts.gov/Attorneys/CLE.
Out of State Accreditation: This program has also been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California, the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board and the Board of Continuing Legal Education of the State of New Jersey. If you require MCLE credit in other states, we can provide you a Uniform MCLE Form.
Partial Credit for Program Segments Not Allowed: Under the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board Regulations and Guidelines, attendees at CLE programs cannot get MCLE credit for a program segment (typically, a lecture or panel, of which there are usually several in a program) unless they are present for the entire segment. Those who arrive late, depart early, or are absent for any portion of the segment WILL NOT receive credit for that program segment.
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