The Blockchain Industry: Legal and Regulatory Challenges

Panelists: Jeff Engerman (Partner at Gunderson Dettmer) Nimit Sawhney (CEO and Co-founder of Voatz) Christina Spiliakos (Regulatory Counsel at Circle) Michael Welsh (Associate at Cooley) Panel moderated by Dr. Philippa Ryan (University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Law). Introductory remarks by Alice Tranter Wilson, LL.M.'19. The Harvard Law School "Blockchain, Fintech & The Law" Conference, organized by the Harvard Law School Blockchain & FinTech Initiative (HLSBFI), took place on April 15 and 16, 2019 and featured a number of talks with leading legal practitioners, industry experts, academics and regulators who explored various legal issues surrounding FinTech, blockchain, cryptocurrencies and other relevant technologies in the financial sector. Co-sponsored by the Harvard Association for Law and Business (HALB), Fenwick & West, Protocol Labs, Sullivan & Worcester and the Jean Monnet ad Personam Chair in European Union Law and Government.