Corporate Counsel Section

CRYPTOCURRENCY 101: LEGAL, REGULATORY AND COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS

Free for Corporate Counsel Section Members!

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
POSTPONED - new date to be decided, will be updated once new date is chosen.

1.0 MCLE Credits: 1.0 Areas of Professional Practice

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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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 If you have any questions about this program, please contact staff attorney Sally Bratten or program coordinator Jennifer Wright. 

GDPR 1 Month to Go 
Previously recorded webinar - Access the recording via the Corporate Counsel Section Community

It is only weeks until the Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect on May 25, 2018. The GDPR brings in a host of new obligations for all businesses with interests in Europe. Find out from experts, peers and colleges what last-minute steps companies can take to prepare for GDPR.  

Agenda Topics:
-Priorities for the next month
-Strategies and tactics for reasonable risk management 

Panelists:  
Gerard Stegmaier, Partner | Reed Smith  
Stacy Marcus, Partner | Reed Smith 
David Perlman, SVP and General Counsel | Citizen Watch Company of America 
Cassandra Porter, Senior Privacy Counsel | Cognizant Technology Solutions

Recorded on April 16, 2018
NO MCLE Credits

Life as In-House Counsel: How to Get There and What to Expect
Recorded April 4, 2018
This free program does not offer CLE Credit.

Co-Sponsored by the In-House Counsel Committee of the Westchester County Bar Association and the Corporate Counsel Section and Lawyers in Transition Committee of the New York State Bar Association

Westchester County Bar Association
2 Westchester Park Drive Conference Center | Ground Level | White Plains, NY 10604

Moderator:
Debbie Epstein Henry, Co-Founder, Bliss Lawyers and Founder, DEH Consulting, Speaking, Writing
 
Speakers:
Vicki R. Walcott-Edim, Esq., Senior Counsel, Employment Law, Mastercard
Janet Baker, Assistant, Esq., General Counsel, EXLService Holdings, Inc, (Secondment via Bliss Lawyers)
Alexandra (Lexie) Pitney, Esq,m Senior Counsel, Global Investigations, Xylem Inc.
H. Douglas Garfield, Senior Director, Global Customs & Trade, PepsiCo, Inc. 
 

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Recorded October 14, 2016: Business Law Section and Corporate Counsel Section Fall Meeting, Albany, NY

Total Credits: 1.5 in Ethics, for experienced attorneys only (admitted more than 2 years).

Presented by the NYSBA Corporate Counsel Law Section on October 14, 2016, at the Business Law/Corporate Counsel Sections' Joint Fall Meeting in Albany, "Doing Business in NYS: Challenges & Opportunities."

As technology evolves and clients become more cost-conscious, opportunities present themselves to utilize technology to streamline your practice and, in some cases, automate certain tasks. Attorneys can spend less time on tasks, focusing on the substance, while clients are content with the efficiency. But, the question always forefront on our minds as attorneys: what are the ethical pitfalls, and how do we avoid them? Join us to hear this panel on cutting-edge legal technology and the ethical considerations.

NYSBA Member price: $50 | Non-Member Price: $75
Corporate Counsel Section or Business Law Section Member Price: $35

Not a member of the Business Law or Corporate Counsel Sections? Dues are only $25 (Business) and $30 (Corporate Counsel) per year with NYSBA membership. Join today to save on this program! Join online: Corporate Counsel | Business Law or call the NYSBA Member Resource Center at 800-582-2452.

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See also: Overview of NYS Lobbying; and Challenges of Business in NYS (Business Law Section panel recorded October 14, 2016)

1.5 MCLE credits in Areas of Professional Practice, for experienced attorneys - Discounty for Business Law Section and Corpoarte Counsel Section Members

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Bonus Segments (FREE)

Keynote Luncheon Address: "Building Smarter Cities: Trends, Research & Lessons Learned"
Speaker: Meghan Cook, Program Director for the Center of Technology in Government, University at Albany
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MISSED OUR ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM ON CYBERCRIME? 

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Now available free for Corporate Counsel Section members and Business Law Section Members. (If you're not a Corporate Counsel Section Member... Why not join? Dues are just $30 with NYSBA membership. Join online, or call 800-582-2452, M-F, 8am-5pm)

CYBERCRIME – BEFORE AND AFTER

Key Legal and Strategic Considerations and Practical Tips on How Organizations Can Navigate Issues of Civil Liability, Regulatory Enforcement and Criminal Prosecution.

Presented by the Corporate Counsel Section at the NYSBA Annual Meeting in New York City, January 27, 2016. 

1.5 credits in Areas of Professional Practice for experienced attorneys. Those who attended the live presentation are not eligible to receive credit twice.

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