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    2023 Symposium: March 24, 2023

    Cryptocurrency Symposium 2023

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    March 24, 2023
    St. Thomas University Gus Machado Auditorium

    Panel 1: Securities (9:00 AM - 10:25 AM)

    The Securities panel, moderated by Rose M. Schindler, will include Alexander Charap, Joanne Gelfand, and Laura Cole. The discussion will highlight the articles written by panelists Joanne Gelfand and Laura Cole. Ms. Gelfand has written an article titled The How And Why Of Crypto Anonymity And The Court Challenges That May Undo It All In The Face Of Market Upheaval. Ms. Cole’s article is titled Blockchain: A Potential Disruption To Finance And Regulation. The panel will have a thought-provoking conversation about the intersection of cryptocurrency and securities which will include current events and the effects of today’s events on tomorrow’s market and precedent.

     

    Participants include:

    Moderator: Rose M. Schindler, Of Counsel, Greenspoon Marder

    Panelist: Laura Cole, Of Counsel, International Blockchain Legal, LLP.

    Panelist: Alexander Charap, Senior Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission

    Panelist: Joanne Gelfand, Of Counsel, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Akerman

    Panel 2: Entertainment (10:35 AM - 11:50 AM)

    Mr. Ian Corp will moderate the Entertainment and NFT panel which will discuss the emerging crossover between the entertainment industry and non-fungible tokens. Each of the panelists articles will be a source of discussion. Professor Frye’s article discusses the emerging intellectual property law in the NFT arena, Jessica Neer McDonald brings rights of publicity regarding NFTs to the discussion, and Odette Ponce’s article will discuss how the sanctions between the United States and Cuba affects the NFT market for Cuban artists.

     

    Participants include:

    Moderator: Ian Corp, Attorney, Agentis Law

    Panelist: Jessica Neer McDonald, Attorney, Neer McD

    Panelist: Brian Frye, Professor of Law, University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law

    Panelist: Odette Ponce, Attorney, Akerman

     

    Panel 3: Litigation (12:00 PM - 1:30 PM)

    The Litigation panel will spotlight previous and upcoming litigation in addition to the effects that blockchain litigation is having on the courts. Judge Alan Fine (Ret.), Jorge Mestre, and Andrew Balthazor will discuss the issues storming all facets of litigation including Judge John Browning’s (Ret.) article titled You’ve Been . . . Airdropped? Service Via NFTs As The Next Evolutionary Step. This panel will curate its discussion from the panels prior to result in a conversation that encompasses blockchain litigation at large.

     

    Participants include:

    Panelist: Judge Alan Fine (Ret.), Attorney, Private Resolutions, Inc.

    Panelist: Jorge A. Mestre, Partner, Rivero Mestre

    Panelist: Andrew Balthazor, Attorney, Holland and Knight

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