Goodwin has recently joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) Legal Industry Working Group alongside 13 other leading law firms and academic institutions, bringing together top global law firms and leading legal minds to explore building enterprise-grade applications on Ethereum. The rapid growth of the EEA Legal Industry Working Group is…
Goodwin will host the Silicon Valley Ethereum Meetup’s monthly gathering on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at our office in Menlo Park, CA. Panelists Daniel Buchner, Head of Decentralized Identity at Microsoft, Andy Atkin, a voice in experimental psychology and healthcare IT, and Grant Fondo, Partner and Chair of Goodwin’s Digital…
Privacy and cybersecurity continue to be among the top issues facing companies and in-house counsel. From the rise of artificial intelligence and the internet of things (IoT), to ransomware and the Privacy Shield, the ever-evolving privacy landscape presents unique risks for businesses across industries. Please join Goodwin’s newest Privacy partner,…
On Tuesday, October 4th, Goodwin will host noted author and FinTech thought-leader, Chris Skinner for a breakfast presentation in our New York office. Mr. Skinner is the author of the recently released book, Value Web: How FinTech Firms are using Mobile and Blockchain Technologies to Create the Internet of Value….
In our last FinTech Flash we covered the pros and cons of marketplace lending platform companies entering into bank partnerships. If the arrangement is structured properly, two significant advantages result: The platform company does not need state lender licenses. By virtue of the bank partner enjoying interest rate exportation authority,…
Blockchain Revolution, a half-day discussion hosted by Robertson Stephens and Bloomberg L.P., will take place on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 in San Francisco, CA. The program will feature keynote speakers Don & Alex Tapscott, authors of the new book, Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing Money, Business,…
Consensus 2016, the second annual blockchain technology summit, was held in New York last week. Presented by CoinDesk and Digital Currency Group in collaboration with Coin Center, the conference was a meet-up for bitcoin purists, blockchain advocates, venture capitalists, bankers, academics, companies, and consumers who see the potential for big…
The 2016 Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology National Institute will take place on April 1, 2016, in Washington, DC. This special program is dedicated to in-depth analysis of the emerging legal issues and the latest legal events concerning digital currencies, like Bitcoin, and blockchain technology. It will be an informative…
Goodwin Procter litigation partner Grant Fondo recently received the National Law Journal’s Trailblazer – White Collar Crime award. The award recognizes 50 attorneys nationwide who have made a difference in their field through cutting-edge, innovative work. Fondo has led Goodwin’s work in the digital currency space, including two groundbreaking settlements…
Grant Fondo spoke today at Digital Finance Toronto. This conference covered the future of FinTech and banking innovation and Toronto’s first FinTech conference. The FinTech industry is exploding with $12 billion in global investments in 2014, disrupting banks and financial services at an unprecedented pace. Digital Finance Toronto delivers an engaging…