Co-Chairs: Fitzann Reid, Deputy General Counsel, Engine No.1; Jorge Tenreiro, Attorney; and Daniel Winterfeldt, General Counsel EMEA & Asia, Jefferies; Founder & Chair, InterLaw Diversity Forum
The Finance Law Institute is a space for the leading legal minds involved with finance law, as it pertains to the LGBTQ+ community, to share ideas and network. Participants will share their collective wisdom and discuss cutting-edge legal strategies. To create an environment that encourages the free flow of information, registration is limited. The meeting will be closed and the proceedings will not be recorded. The Finance Law Institute is open to all, including law students.
Finance Law Institute registrants are invited to attend the Finance Law Institute Reception – Sponsored by Bank of America on Thursday, July 28 from 5:30pm-6:30pm PT. We hope to see you there!
2022 Program and Schedule
Friday, July 29, 2022, starting at 8am PST
Please note that the schedule below is listed in Pacific Standard Time.
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 8:00am-8:20am | Registration & Networking |
| 8:20am-8:25am | Introduction from Lavender Law and Co-Chairs D’Arcy Kemnitz, Executive Director, LGBTQ+ Bar Association Jorge Tenreiro, Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Daniel Winterfeldt, General Counsel EMEA & Asia, Jefferies; Founder & Chair, InterLaw Diversity Forum |
| 8:25am-8:30am | Welcome Letter from the Chair of the SEC Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) |
| 8:30am-9:00am | Allyship: Fireside Chat Speakers: Sarah Blomfield, MD & GC EMEA, Evercore Laura Holleman, MD, Investment Banking Division, Goldman Sachs CLE Materials: Download CLE materials here. ABA's Ally Toolkit (Clickable) White employees see themselves as allies—but Black women and Latinas disagree (Clickable) |
| 9:00am-9:50am | Crypto Assets: The Future of Capital Markets While crypto assets have been touted as a catalyst for change in the financial markets, the innovation has faced several challenges over the past year. This panel will discuss recent regulatory developments, upheaval in the stablecoin and DeFi space, amendments to the UCC on the purchase and sale of digital assets, and NFTs. Speakers: Edward Baer, Counsel, Ropes & Gray (Moderator) Randall T. Adams, Special Counsel, Schulte Roth & Zabel Tiffany J. Smith, Partner, WilmerHale Kristin A. Snyder, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton CLE Materials: Download CLE materials here. SRZ Insights: Cryptocurrency (Video) |
| 9:50am-10:00am | Break |
| 10:00am-10:50am | SEC Priorities and Enforcement Speakers: Jorge Tenreiro, Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Moderator) Cindy Eson Glenn Gordon, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Miami Justin Weitz CLE Materials: Download CLE materials here. |
| 10:50am-11:40am | Global Capital Markets Update Speakers: Daniel Winterfeldt MBE QC (Hon), General Counsel EMEA & Asia, Jefferies; Founder & Chair, InterLaw Diversity Forum (Moderator) CLE Materials: Download CLE materials here. Webcast: 2021 Capital Markets in Review and 2022 Outlook (Video) |
| 11:40am-11:50am | Coffee Break & Lunch Served |
| 11:50am-12:30pm | Keynote Address: LGBT+ Leadership in Capital Markets and Financial Services Speaker to be confirmed shortly. CLE Materials: Download CLE materials here. LGBTQ+ and Black History: A Conversation (Video) Lavender Link: Trans Awareness for the Workplace (Video) |