Katy Ryan drew upon her regulatory and compliance experience to examine relevant aspects of the explosion of cryptocurrencies and the ensuing need for regulation.

A discussion of recent state and federal initiatives aimed at regulating money transmission, payments, and cryptocurrencies.

Jeff Naimon discussed the Department of Justice and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s interagency redlining initiative, and Sasha Leonhardt discussed what the Biden administration’s recent announcement of broad-based federal student loan forgiveness may mean.

Max Bonici discussed challenges facing financial institutions and fintechs that offer crypto and other digital asset products, and Sasha Leonhardt discussed the legal structure surrounding appraisal bias, and recent enforcement actions.

Jerry Buckley, a key advocate in the passage of the federal ESIGN Act, commemorated the act’s 22nd anniversary with the Electronic Signature & Records Association by providing insight into the history and future of electronic records.

Caroline Stapleton drew upon her banking experience to discuss the importance of building strong relationships by listening to customers and creating products based on their direct needs and wants.

Max Bonici moderated a panel of regulators and private sector practitioners that discussed enforcement risks faced by banks, fintechs, and other vendors.

John Bautista will serve as a panelist at the 49th Annual Securities Regulation Institute program on Capital Markets: Private Company Financing.

Eight federal agencies gather next week for a 90-minute webinar on fair lending, where they’ll talk about HMDA data, redlining, marketing, fintech risk management, and appraisal-related discrimination. 

Orrick is pleased to be sponsoring ACI's 2021 Fintech & Emerging Payment Systems Forum, which will be held virtually on May 18-19, 2021.

In this webinar, Yuko Ino, partner in our Tokyo office experienced in fintech, will discuss the current and upcoming trends related to the May 2020 amendments of the Payment Service Act and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, and other regulations related to crypto assets in Japan.

Tech Nation and Orrick attorney Katy Ryan hosted a private, virtual session on what businesses entering the U.S. market need to know about navigating regulation.