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WCL'S First Annual Virtual Currency Law, Regulation, and Policy Institute
On Thursday, October 13, 2022, WCL’s Business Law Program and the Digital Asset Law Project hosted a hybrid event on new virtual currency regulations and the way forward in navigating this newly charged yet unclear financial and regulatory space.
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Professor Comizio Featured on a Panel on Blockchain Arbitration and the Resolution of Cryptocurrency Disputes at Paris Arbitration Week
On April 1, 2022, Brown Rudnick LLP, sponsored a panel at Paris Arbitration Week on “Blockchain Arbitration and the Resolution of Cryptocurrency Disputes.” Featured among the key speakers was Professor Gerard Comizio, Associate Director of the American University Business Law Program, who spoke on the different Legal, Regulatory & Law Enforcement Concerns regarding virtual currency and the various government legal/regulatory responses.
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Professor Allen Discusses Her New Book, "Driverless Finance: Fintech's Impact on Financial Stability"
On March 21, 2022, Professor Hilary Allen joined the Business Law Program (BLP) for a discussion on her new book, “Driverless Finance: Fintech’s Impact on Financial Stability.” The conversation was introduced by was Professor David Snyder, Director of the BLP, and moderated by Professor Gerard Comizio, Associate Director of the BLP.
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ICLS interviews Professor Comizio on his new book, Virtual Currency Law: the Emerging Legal and Regulatory Framework
On March 17, 2022, Dr. Björn Arp, a Fellow and Adjunct Professor at the American University Washington College of Law Center on International Commercial Arbitration, interviewed Professor Gerard Comizio, Associate Director of the Business Law Program (BLP), about his new book, Virtual Currency Law: the Emerging Legal and Regulatory Framework. The conversation was hosted Program for International & Comparative Law Studies (ICLS) and the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Law Society (BCLS).
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Professor Comizio Speaks at ICPS Conference on the Challenges to Virtual Currency Regulation and Crypto's Relationship to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
On March 7, 2022, the International Centre for Parliamentary Studies, a leading international research institution promoting effective policy making and good governance, hosted its annual Public Policy Exchange conference on “Regulating Cryptocurrencies: Protecting Investors and Mitigating Environmental Damage.” Featured among the key speakers was Professor Gerard Comizio, Associate Director of the American University Business Law Program, who spoke on Crypto’s Trajectory: The Emerging Legal and Regulatory Framework and Challenges-and the Ukraine Invasion.
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