In 2015, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) finalized rules creating the BitLicense for virtual currency exchanges operating in New York state. New York is currently the only
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As another sign of the times, but arguably quite apt given the subject matter, the Consensus Blockchain Conference convened virtually in 2020, with Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Ken
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2018 was a year of transformation for the blockchain industry. While the market continued to see technological advancements in smart contracts, platform functionality, scalability and security, regulators took a firmer
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Gil Rudolph, co-chair of the Financial Regulatory and Compliance Practice, and Lori S. Nugent, shareholder, will participate in the Conference on Consumer Finance Law Annual Consumer Financial
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Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Obiamaka P. Madubuko will participate in the American Bar Association’s Section International Law Conference in Miami, Florida on Oct. 26. Madubuko will moderate the panel titled “How
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Fred Karlinsky, shareholder and co-chair, Insurance Regulatory and Transactions Practice; Rich Fidei, shareholder; and Jamey Zellner, practice group attorney, have co-authored an cybersecurity update article in Reactions magazine. Cybersecurity has
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On August 7, 2017, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued its third National Exam Program Risk Alert of the 2017 calendar year, detailing OCIE’s findings and
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Greenberg Traurig is proud to sponsor and participate at the FIBA (Florida International Bankers Association) Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Conference March 6 – 8 at the InterContinental Miami. Rudolph W. Giuliani
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On December 28th, 2016, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS or the Department) published a revised version of its proposed regulation governing cybersecurity requirements for all entities
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Greenberg Traurig is proud to host and participate in the Asia Cloud Computing Association (ACCA) and the Futures Industry Association of Japan (FIAJ) program “Cloud Computing Services Usage by the
Continue Reading Greenberg Traurig’s Koichiro Ohashi, Lori Nugent, and Jonathan Beckham to Participate in the ACCA and FIAJ Seminar on Cloud Computing Services Usage by the Financial Services Industry