A Look at the Crypto Ecosystem: The Rising Risks and Emerging Markets.
Cryptocurrency markets experienced a series of setbacks and several high-profile bankruptcies in 2022. Regulators have ramped up enforcement efforts, in a stated effort to protect investors and address illicit activities.
In the first half of 2023, the SEC brought a record number of crypto-related enforcement actions, including those targeting crypto exchanges. The SEC also reopened rulemaking directed at platforms that bring together buyers and sellers of digital assets that the SEC alleges are securities.
Amid these trends, crypto assets continued to raise novel legal questions and challenges for market participants.
Join distinguished economic consultant Simona Mola (Cornerstone Research) and securities litigation and SEC enforcement defense partner Sarah Heaton Concannon (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP) as they provide an in-depth discussion of the current crypto ecosystem. Speakers will also provide the audience with best practices to mitigate risks and explore other untapped potentials of the crypto business.
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Principal at Cornerstone Research
Simona Mola conducts financial and economic analyses in complex commercial litigation and regulatory proceedings. Dr. Mola manages teams to support expert witness testimony in all stages of litigation, including deposition and trial. Across a range of Rule 10b-5/Section 11 securities litigation, she addresses issues related to disclosure requirements, tracing, financial reporting, corporate governance, and executive compensation. In addition, Dr. Mola has expertise with economic issues involving cryptocurrency, initial coin offerings (ICOs), blockchain use cases, and token economies. She has published on Bitcoin, crypto, and other Fintech-related issues.
Partner and Co-Chair of SEC Enforcement Defense Practice at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Sarah Heaton Concannon is a nationally recognized first-chair trial and appellate lawyer who serves as Co-Chair of Quinn Emanuel’s SEC Enforcement Defense practice and is resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C. and New York, N.Y. offices. Sarah has over two decades’ experience representing and advising public companies, private funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, boards, audit committees, senior executives, and other individuals in bet-the-company litigation and governmental investigations. Sarah brings together a practical, results-driven, client-centric focus, outstanding academic credentials, and a unique depth of knowledge regarding how to best navigate governmental and regulatory processes to achieve results for clients.
