Web3 & The Metaverse: Preparing Your Practice & Clients for the Newest Digital Revolution
This program is being presented by the New York State Bar Association's Task Force on Emerging Digital Finance and Currency, in partnership with the Metaverse Collaborative at New York University School of Professional Studies. This program will be livestreamed. A link to the livestream will be posted in advance of the program.
Opening Remarks: Hon. Anthony Cannataro, Acting Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Fireside Chat: Basics of Web3: Digital Currencies, NFTs & Blockchain
Panel 1: Art in the Metaverse – Trademark or Copyright?
Panel 2: Securities Law/Regulation on Digital Assets & Currency
Panel 3: Company/Client Legal Needs in Web3: NFTs, IP, and More
Panel 4: Why Do Lawyers Have to Care? Impacts on All Practice Areas
Thank You to our Program Sponsor:
Perkins Coie LLP
Thank You to our Refreshments Sponsor:
Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP
- December 16, 2022
- 12:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
- New York City
- New York University School of Professional Studies
Kimmel Center for University Life 60 Washington Square South Suite 605
New York, NY 10012
Opening Remarks:
Hon. Anthony Cannataro
Acting Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Welcome and Introductions:
Sherry Levin Wallach, Esq.
President, New York State Bar Association
The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County, White Plains, NY
Jackie J. Drohan, Esq.
Co-Chair, Task Force on Emerging Digital Finance and Currency
Drohan Lee LLP, New York, NY
Dana V. Syracuse, Esq.
Co-Chair, Task Force on Emerging Digital Finance and Currency
Perkins Coie LLP, New York, NY
Fireside Chat: Basics of Web3: Digital Currencies, NFTs & Blockchain
Marc Beckman
DMA United / NYU Stern, New York, NY
Caroline Moustakis, Esq.
SVP, Associate General Counsel
Sotheby’s , New York, NY
Panel 1: Art in the Metaverse – Trademark or Copyright?
Moderator:
Alfred David Steiner, Esq.
Meister & Steiner PLLC, New York, NY
Panelists:
Prof. Brian L. Frye
University of Kentucky – J. David Rosenberg
College of Law, Lexington, KY
Rhett O. Millsaps II, Esq.
Lex Lumina PLLC, New York, NY
Panel 2: Securities Law and Regulation on Digital Assets & Currency
Moderator:
Dana V. Syracuse, Esq.
Co-Chair, Task Force on Emerging Digital Finance and Currency
Perkins Coie LLP, New York, NY
Panelists:
Gary DeWaal, Esq.
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, New York, NY
Katherine A. Lemire, Esq.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY
Philip Moustakis, Esq.
Seward & Kissel LLP, New York, NY
Valerie Dahiya, Esq.
Perkins Coie LLP Washington, D.C.
Panel 3: Company/Client Legal Needs in Web3: NFTs, IP, and More
Moderator:
Jackie J. Drohan, Esq.
Co-Chair, Task Force on Emerging Digital Finance and Currency
Drohan Lee LLP, New York, NY
Panelists:
Matthew H. Feinberg, Esq.
Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP, New York, NY
Jeffrey D. Neuburger, Esq.
Proskauer Rose LLP, New York NY
Alfred David Steiner, Esq.
Meister & Steiner PLLC, New York, NY
Panel 4: Why Do Lawyers Have to Care? Impacts on All Practice Areas
Moderator:
Sherry Levin Wallach, Esq.
President, New York State Bar Association
The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County, White Plains, NY
Panelists:
Howard A. Fischer, Esq.
Moses & Singer LLP, New York, NY
Prof. David J. Reiss
Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY
Jason Schwartz, Esq.
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Washington, D.C.
- Hon. Anthony Cannataro, Acting Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York
- Jeffrey D. Neuburger, Esq., Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY
- Gary DeWaal, Esq., Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, New York, NY
- Katherine A. Lemire, Esq., Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY
- Jackie J. Drohan, Esq., Co-Chair, Task Force on Emerging Digital Finance and Currency, Drohan Lee LLP New York, NY
- Marc Beckman, DMA United / NYU Stern New York, NY
- Rhett O. Millsaps II, Esq., Lex Lumina PLLC, New York, NY
- Caroline Moustakis, Esq., SVP, Associate General Counsel Sotheby’s , New York, NY
- Prof. Brian L. Frye, University of Kentucky – J. David Rosenberg College of Law , Lexington, KY
- Dana V. Syracuse, Esq., Co-Chair, Task Force on Emerging Digital Finance and Currency, Perkins Coie LLP, New York, NY
- Alfred David Steiner, Esq., Meister & Steiner PLLC, New York, NY
- Philip Moustakis, Esq., Seward & Kissel LLP, New York, NY
- Howard A. Fischer, Esq., Moses & Singer LLP, New York, NY
- Prof. David J. Reiss, Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY
- Jason Schwartz, Esq., Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Washington, D.C.
- Valerie Dahiya, Esq., Perkins Coie LLP Washington, D.C.
- Matthew H. Feinberg, Esq., Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP, New York, NY
- Sherry Levin Wallach, Esq., President, New York State Bar Association, The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County White Plains, NY
- In-Person
- TF121622
- Committee on Digital Assets and Currency
- Committee on Technology and the Legal Profession
