Cyberspace Law Committee Newsletter - March 2019

     

    Business & Corporate

    Message from the Chair

    Cheryl Dancey Balough

    Spring Meeting in Vancouver, BC is just a couple of weeks away, and we have a great schedule for you. You can still register online. All our committee meetings will take place on Thursday, March 28 with the full committee meeting at 9 am. If you are unable to attend in person, dial-in information for the meetings will be available soon. We welcome you to participate telephonically!

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    Business & Corporate

    Upcoming CLE Webinar

    John Ottaviani

    On March 21, 2019, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Eastern time, the Cyberspace Committee is sponsoring a free, 90 minute “Business Law Basics” CLE webinar on “Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts for the Business Lawyer.” This program will explain the technical and legal fundamentals of blockchain technology and smart contracts, including a grounding in common terminology that business lawyers should understand. Panelists will introduce a range of uses for the technology and discuss related legal issues impacting security, privacy, jurisdiction and liability. William Denny will moderate the panel, and other speakers include Carla Reyes, Ryan Rist and John Ottaviani.

    Business & Corporate

    Committee Member News

    Sarah Jane Hughes testified in the Indiana Senate on Wednesday, February 6, on SR 9, a resolution to authorize a committee to study the regulation of virtual currency businesses and, specifically, the Uniform Regulation of Virtual-Currency Businesses Act and the Supplemental Commercial Law for the former act. CLC's Hughes and Steve Middlebrook were, respectively, the Reporter and ABA Advisor for the first act, and Hughes also served as the Reporter for the Supplemental Commercial Law.