International Section 2024 Virtual Annual Meeting

Theme: The World of Digital Assets: What Happened? What Will Happen? And Why It Matters

Description:

This program will explore the legal and practical issues involved in the digital assets area, and will consist of two programs. The first will present expert practitioners from multiple jurisdictions who will address how each is regulating digital assets, and what the obstacles in each jurisdiction might be.

The second program features a well-known crypto journalist and former high-ranking state department staffer and a former general counsel at a crypto company and currently a managing director at FTI, a major consulting firm offering regulatory guidance, risk management, compliance, litigation, and strategic technical consulting for industry participants. They will participate in a guided discussion of future prospects for the industry, and help identify potential opportunities and pitfalls.

Agenda:

9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. Opening Remarks

Gonzalo S. Zeballos, International Section Chair, NYSBA; Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY

9:05 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Digital Assets: A Global Perspective (1.5 CLE credits)

Speakers:

Howard Fischer, Moses Singer LLP, New York, NY

Helen Naves, H. Naves Abogados, São Paulo, Brazil

Nicosia Lawson, Baker and Partners, Cayman Islands

Piotr Wojtowicz, Allegra Law, Zurich, Switzerland

10:25 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. After the Carnage, What's Next? (1.0 CLE credit)

Howard Fischer, Moses Singer LLP, New York, NY

David Brill,  FTI Consulting, Miami, FL

Emily Parker, Formerly of CoinDesk and the US State Department, New York, NY

11:30 a.m. – 11:45 p.m. Award Presentation and Acceptance

Albert S. Pergam International Law Writing Competition Award

Presenter: Caroline Pizano, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, NY

Recipient: Lauren M. Hubbard, University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, NC

Distinction in International Law and Affairs Award

Presenter: Gonzalo S. Zeballos, International Section Chair, NYSBA; Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY

Recipient: Becca Heller, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, International Refugee Assistance Project

11:45 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. Election of Officers

11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Closing Remarks

Gonzalo S. Zeballos, International Section Chair, NYSBA; Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY