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SUMMARY:Webinar: Jurisdiction\, Remedies\, and other Challenges in Crypto-Related Litigation
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nThe decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies presents unique challenges in civil litigation.  From service of process and personal jurisdiction over pseudonymous wallet holders to issues of extraterritoriality to difficult questions concerning damages and remedies\, the involvement of cryptocurrencies in a case add an increased layer of complexity.  This program of experienced advocates with deep involvement in cryptocurrency litigation will provide an overview of those unique challenges and offer tips for how to navigate them. \nPresented by the FBA’s Professional Development Committee. \nSave the Date!\n\nPresenters\nAndrew C. Adams\, Partner\, Steptoe\nAndrew Adams\, a New York partner\, advises companies and individuals in the areas of government and internal investigations\, corporate governance\, and white collar and regulatory matters. His practice includes a particular focus on anti-money laundering compliance\, U.S. economic countermeasures and national security crisis response\, drawing on Andrew’s time as the inaugural Director of the Department of Justice’s Task Force KleptoCapture\, a multi-agency response group focused on the economic sanctions and export controls imposed in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Andrew has investigated\, charged\, and tried cases with an emphasis on the integrity of financial institutions; transnational organized crime; sophisticated money laundering operations through both traditional and “crypto” platforms; sport integrity\, including the first criminal case charged on the basis of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act; and cases involving looted antiquities and frauds involving the sale of cultural property. Prior to joining Steptoe\, in addition to serving as Director of the Department of Justice’s Task Force KleptoCapture\, Andrew C. Adams was the acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division of the Department of Justice\, with oversight of the Division’s sanctions\, export control\, and national security cyber investigations. Prior to these roles\, Adams joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and served as lead prosecutor on several prominent money laundering and racketeering cases. He also became co-chief of that Office’s Money Laundering and Transnational Criminal Enterprises Unit\, leading a team of prosecutors engaged at the nexus of sophisticated transnational crime and opaque financial networks\, and served as one of the District’s asset forfeiture coordinators\, advising Assistant U.S. Attorneys across the Office on civil and criminal forfeiture matters. Before his work for the Department of Justice\, Andrew worked as a litigation associate in an international law firm headquartered in New York. \nTimothy Grinsell\, Of Counsel\, Reitler\nTimothy represents clients in complex commercial litigation and counsels startups\, founders\, and venture capital investors in the blockchain and digital assets space. His practice spans securities class actions\, crypto theft recovery\, corporate governance disputes\, internal investigations\, and financial services disputes. Prior to joining Reitler\, Timothy co-founded Hoppin Grinsell LLP\, a Chambers-recognized litigation boutique focused on blockchain and digital assets disputes. He previously litigated major commercial matters at Holwell Shuster & Goldberg and O’Melveny & Myers. He holds a PhD in linguistics from the University of Chicago and continues to publish on the application of linguistic analysis to legal interpretation\, bringing a distinctive analytical framework to complex litigation strategy.\n \nJenny Vatrenko\, Principal\, Vatrenko Law P.C.\nJenny represents both plaintiffs and defendants in commercial disputes\, from inception to trial\, involving securities\, digital assets and cryptocurrencies\, and class actions throughout the United States and internationally. Jenny’s Securities and Investor Protection practice is dedicated to recovering assets for investors and holding bad actors in the cryptocurrency industry accountable for their unlawful conduct. Beyond litigation\, Jenny advocates for her clients’ best interests by developing creative and sound legal strategies to achieve their business goals and advising them on litigation risk and implications of sensitive business decisions. With nearly a decade of experience as a commercial litigator at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and a criminal prosecutor at Brooklyn District Attorney’s office\, Jenny provides the highest level of legal services\, with personalized attention and flexibility of fee arrangements. \n\nRegistration Opening Soon\n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note: CLE for this webinar has not been pre-approved.\nMyLaw and the FBA will seek 1.0 General CLE credit hours in 60-minute states\, and 1.2 General CLE credit hours in 50-minute states. \nPosted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction. \nFor questions regarding this program\, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or phone: 877-406-8636.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-jurisdiction-remedies-and-other-challenges-in-crypto-related-litigation/
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