Understanding Digital Assets: A CLE Overview Featuring Blockchain.com Chief Legal Officer Tim Lubans and Co-CEO Lane Kasselman
Gray Reed LLP and the Texas Blockchain Council are excited to host this valuable Continuing Legal Education course. This CLE program offers a deep dive into the legal and regulatory developments surrounding digital assets and blockchain technology. Designed for legal practitioners, the session provides an overview of foundational concepts such as decentralized protocols, stablecoins, and tokenized assets, specifically focusing on their implications within the current legal framework as it relates to a crypto exchange.
The program will examine the intersection of digital assets and existing financial regulations, addressing the evolving oversight roles of political authorities. Participants will explore critical compliance considerations, emerging policy trends, and the legal challenges associated with advising clients in a rapidly shifting technological landscape.
The doors will open at 8am and we will begin programming promptly at 8:30am. We will also provide a light breakfast, for your convenience.
Learning Objectives:
Regulatory Landscape: Analyzing the current approach of primary regulatory bodies toward digital asset oversight.
Compliance and Risk: Reviewing the legal obligations and risk management strategies essential for practitioners in this space.
State and Federal Policy: Evaluating the impact of legislative developments on the digital asset infrastructure, with a particular focus on the evolving role of Texas.
Tim Lubans is the Chief Legal Officer & Interim Chief Compliance Officer of Blockchain.com. Tim manages the Legal and Compliance teams and is responsible for the oversight of all legal, regulatory and compliance matters globally. With 20 years in regulated financial services, Tim brings a wealth of industry knowledge and experience to his role of Chief Legal Officer & Interim Chief Compliance Officer as Blockchain.com faces a rapidly emerging regulatory environment. Tim began his career as a regulatory lawyer at Clifford Chance in the early 2000s, making the move in-house to BlackRock (and the world of asset management) in 2006. Tim’s 12 years at BlackRock in London culminated in his time as Managing Director of the EMEA Legal & Compliance department, where he was the Co-Head of BlackRock EMEA’s Funds Legal Team, as well a member of the iShares ETF EMEA Executive Committee from 2015 to 2018.Having joined Blockchain.com in 2019, Tim has led many aspects of the global expansion of the company and its maturation as a regulated services provider.Under Tim’s leadership, Blockchain.com will continue its evolution as one of the leading regulated digital asset providers in the world.
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With more than two decades of experience in public policy, crisis strategy and communications, Lane Kasselman is currently Chief Business Officer at crypto giant Blockchain.com. Previously, he headed communications and public affairs for Uber and AT&T, where he played a crucial role in creating national and international regulatory campaigns and frameworks. He co-founded crisis management firm Greenbrier in 2017, which solved complex reputational issues for clients ranging from Silicon Valley unicorns to heads of state to celebrities, and was acquired by The Messina Group a year later. Since 2009, he has served as founder of Kasselman LLC, a boutique non-partisan public affairs firm which has worked with various notable campaigns, officials, companies and nonprofits in the country, including the Newsom for Governor Campaign. Earlier in his career, Kasselman was recruited by the Markham Group, a leading visual communication messaging firm, to manage advance with then-Senator Hillary Clinton’s 2008 Exploratory Committee for President.