2021 Virtual Securities Law Developments Conference Thought Leadership Sessions

Thought Leadership Sessions

Monday, November 1 | Wednesday, November 3

November 1
 

10:00–10:50 a.m.

Sponsored Thought Leadership Sessions

• Morgan Lewis

  Digital Assets: State of Play

  Join us as we discuss the current issues and trends relating to the development of digital asset investment products. We’ll review what’s in and out for ’40 Act ETFs and mutual funds seeking cryptocurrency exposure, discuss the key obstacles for ’33 Act ETPs, highlight pertinent regulatory developments affecting digital assets more broadly, and survey what might be on the horizon for digital asset product development.

  EMILY DRAZAN CHAPMAN
  Associate
  Morgan Lewis, Washington, DC

  LAURA E. FLORES
  Partner
  Morgan Lewis, Washington, DC

  CHARLES HORN
  Partner
  Morgan Lewis, Washington, DC

  CHRISTOPHER D. MENCONI
  Partner
  Morgan Lewis, Washington, DC

  MICHAEL M. PHILIPP
  Partner
  Morgan Lewis, Chicago

  IGNACIO A. SANDOVAL
  Partner
  Morgan Lewis, Washington, DC
   

November 3
 

10:00–10:50 a.m.

Sponsored Thought Leadership Sessions

• Dechert

  The SEC Derivatives Rule: Navigating Implementation Challenges

  The SEC recently adopted Rule 18f-4, which is a landmark shift in the regulation of funds and BDCs that use derivatives and other transactions under Section 18 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. As the compliance date approaches, members of Dechert’s Rule 18f-4 implementation team will discuss key issues that funds and BDCs will need to address in developing derivatives risk management programs, navigating the limited derivatives user exception, and tips and tricks for implementation efforts.

  PHIL HINKLE
  Partner
  Dechert, Financial Services and Investment Management

  AUDREY WAGNER
  Counsel
  Dechert, Financial Services and Investment Management

  NADEEA ZAKARIA
  Associate
  Dechert, Financial Services and Investment Management