On May 19, the firm’s New York office hosted the seminar “Digital Assets: Key Opportunities for Future Growth,” exploring current and future trends shaping digital assets, as well as related regulatory, practical and technical challenges for businesses. The event included the following panel discussions:
- “Trends and Challenges in Tokenized Securities,” featuring blockchain and digital assets co-head Daniel Michael as moderator and Chicago investment management partner Kevin Hardy as a panelist.
- “Secondary Trading and Market Infrastructure,” with Washington, D.C. white collar defense and investigations counsel Aaron Washington as moderator and Los Angeles capital markets partner Michelle Gasaway as a panelist.
- “SEC’s Evolving Guidance on Project Crypto,” with blockchain and digital assets co-head Alexander Drylewski as moderator and blockchain and digital assets co-head Daniel Michael as a panelist.
- “Practical Issues in RWA Tokenization,” featuring New York intellectual property and technology partner Stuart Levi and Chicago finance associate Glen Strong as panelists.
- “Fintechs and the Transition to Bank Charters,” featuring financial institutions regulatory head Mark Chorazak and Washington, D.C. associate Nate Balk as panelists.
External speakers included representatives from Coinbase, Nasdaq and Superstate.