______________Relevant Past Conference/Presentation Speaking Roles_____________________-- 2023 ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference (Washington, DC), panel "Digital Asset Compliance and Fraud Risks." Fellow panelists: Richard Weber and Jarod Koopman. -- 2024 Nicsa Annual Conference (Boston, MA), panel "Deep Dives into Alts, Tokenization, and AI Regulation," speaking on issues related to tokenization, AI, and political implications of the US presidential election on crypto.-- 2024 Wave/Komainu/Hogan Lovells Event (London, UK), "Best Practices in Managing Seized Virtual Assets"-- 2018, Wilson Sonsini "ICOs: Verson 2.0 Conference" (Palo Alto, CA), panel covering implications of private funds holding digital assets. -- 2023, GBBC / International Journal of Blockchain Law (Virtual), panel "Emerging Topics in Blockchain Law."_______________________Potential Speaking Topics_______________________- Generally, Legal/Compliance in the crypto space - Securities laws and crypto- Compliance issues and crypto in the financial services industry - Legal/regulatory considerations in managing and liquidating digital assets by governments- AML/OFAC and crypto in practice (e.g., at an SEC registered investment adviser) _______________________Bio_______________________ Head of Legal and Chief Compliance Officer, Wave Digital AssetsKelly Chapman has over 15 years of experience working in the asset management industry, with over 12 years as an attorney in the space focusing on the intersection of private fund formation and management, securities regulation, and fintech & digital assets. At Wave Digital Assets — a registered investment adviser focused on digital asset-related investing for institutional and other sophisticated clients — her role spans both legal and compliance functions, and includes managing the development and deployment of innovative, digital asset-related investment products and strategies in line with securities and other relevant laws and regulations, including in deploying solutions to US and global government agencies who seize and/or otherwise manage digital assets.Kelly's expertise includes crypto-specific compliance with the relevant laws and rules applicable to investment advisers and related financial service providers, including US Securities Laws and OFAC/Sanctions and AML rules, which she manages on behalf of Wave as Chief Compliance Officer. Kelly also serves as Legal Counsel for Wave's Government Practice, which provides services to US and global government agencies regarding the management and disposal of seized digital assets pre- and post-forfeiture.  Previously, she held the position of Product Counsel at Figure Technologies, where she advised the company in building out its Digital Fund Services platform served as in-house counsel to their RIA, their corporate investing arm, and in respect of the initial development of their innovative, proposed registered stablecoin product, among other things.She also previously spent over 8 years in private practice at law firms Wilson Sonsini, Fried Frank, and K&L Gates, and was a Legal Consultant to the World Bank Group Sanctions Board, and a Legal Intern with the U.S. Department of Justice. Prior to law school, Kelly worked at the Carlyle Group, where her work focused on the administration and corporate governance of the firm’s €10 billion+ in AUM European and Middle East/North Africa funds – directly before and during the 2008 financial crisis, proving to be a fascinating introduction to the asset management industry. Kelly holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and Bachelors of Arts in Economics and International Studies from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College.

Ms. Brown has nearly 15 years of experience as a lawyer working in U.S. sanctions, with six years of that experience coming from the time she spent at the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) as a Policy Analyst and Senior Enforcement Officer.

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During her time at OFAC, Ms. Brown worked extensively on the Iran sanctions program, including drafting interpretative guidance and the Statement of Licensing Policy on Internet Freedom in Iran, and investigating violations of the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (“ITSR”) and other sanctions programs. Further, Ms. Brown drafted and published regulations underlying the Iran sanctions program, including those implementing the provisions of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (“CISADA”). Ms. Brown also served as the government’s expert witness on sanctions in a criminal prosecution related to the illegal export of telecommunications services to Iran. For that testimony, Ms. Brown received a commendation from the former U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland.

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Prior to her time at OFAC, Ms. Brown spent several years at the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), where she served as an Attorney-Advisor in both the Office of Chief Counsel, and the Office of International Trade. During her time at DHS, Ms. Brown advised importers on the proper classification of goods under the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, and issued administrative decisions in connection with imports or attempted imports in violation of customs and international trade laws.

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Since leaving government, Ms. Brown has remained in the sanctions and international trade compliance space working at both IBM, as well as Payward, Inc. (aka “Kraken”), a virtual currency exchange and infrastructure company. At IBM, Ms. Brown served as the OFAC and ITAR Lead, and in that role updated IBM’s compliance manual, conducted export compliance reviews, and reviewed service agreements to ensure compliance with OFAC, ITAR, and EAR regulations. At Kraken, Ms. Brown supervised a team conducting sanctions screening and blockchain transaction monitoring; led investigations of U.S., EU, UK, and UN sanctions issues; drafted and reviewed sanctions compliance policies and procedures; and conducted risk assessments and implemented controls to remediate compliance gaps.

Kristina Howard is a Principal at RXN Group. She has 15+ years of experience advising companies in highly regulated industries on overcoming barriers to scale. She specializes in helping disruptive start-ups develop proactive strategies to navigate the political landscape, mitigate regulatory risks, and capitalize on public sector partnership opportunities. One area of focus that Kristina specializes in is non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and she serves on the Advisory Board of NFT San Francisco. Before joining RXN, Kristina was an Executive Vice President at Tusk Strategies, where she led multi-state public affairs campaigns on a broad range of policy issues at the federal, state, and local levels. Before that, she was a member of the Public Policy and State Attorneys General Practices at Cozen O’Connor and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. She began her career managing federal grassroots at the National Federation of Independent Business.

I have been involved in both the film industry and the crypto world for many years—first with Bitcoin, then Ethereum, and now other crypto projects. At the same time, I’ve worked in the film business since 2005, and I currently teach at a film school, sharing my passion for cinema and new technologies with the next generation of filmmakers.

Kristy Lam is a Policy Coordinator for CCI. Kristy has expertise in studying digital currencies and sanctions enforcement.

Kyla Curley, a Partner with StoneTurn, has over 20 years of experience investigating and making sense of complex and sensitive issues involving financial fraud, misuse, and misappropriation, as well as analyzing the flow of funds and other transactional reviews for organizations, counsel, and other stakeholders.

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Kyla’s experience includes investigations into the flow and usage of funds, and transaction lifecycle reviews of institutional and private investments, acquisitions, and other significant activity. Kyla is also experienced with cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology and transactions. As a Certified Cryptocurrency Forensic Investigator (CCFI), Kyla conducts reviews into digital asset lifecycles to assist investors, law enforcement professionals, or other stakeholders to identify and isolate digital assets, and to assist with recovery, when applicable.

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As a forensic accountant and CPA, Kyla’s experience includes accounting investigations related to revenue recognition, bad debt and inventory reserves, financial statement, and public disclosures, and other issues related to the application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

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Kyla has also led engagements and consults with clients on complex business litigation matters, including lost profits and business interruption claims, purchase price disputes, construction claims, royalty audits, partnership equity allocations, and other special audits and investigations.

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Kyla is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) by the AICPA, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), and a Certified Cryptocurrency Forensic Investigator (CCFI).

Ladan Stewart is the Global Head of FinTech and a Partner in the Firm's Global White Collar/Investigations Practice, where she focuses on SEC and other regulatory enforcement matters, white collar investigations, civil litigation, and trials. Before joining White & Case, Ladan served for over 8 years in the Division of Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, most recently as Assistant Director and Regional Trial Counsel heading the SEC's crypto and cyber litigation team. Ladan was part of the leadership team responsible for developing and implementing the SEC's enforcement strategy with respect to crypto and cyber matters, working closely with staff and senior officials across the agency. Ladan also litigated the SEC's most complex and programmatically important crypto enforcement matters, including SEC v. Ripple, SEC v. Telegram, SEC v. Bankman-Fried, and SEC v. Coinbase. Ladan is a seasoned litigator, having handled high-stakes matters on behalf of both the SEC and private clients through all stages of litigation and trial. She offers clients a robust understanding of the federal securities laws as well as a unique perspective on SEC enforcement gained through her work as both an investigative attorney and litigator at the SEC and her leadership role in the Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit. And Ladan has unparalleled expertise in crypto enforcement and litigation, enabling her to advise clients navigating the ever-shifting regulatory landscape surrounding the crypto industry.  Ladan speaks regularly on issues relating to crypto enforcement and regulation, including: at Conensus on "An Insider's View at Navigating the Ever-Shifting Regulatory & Enforcement Landscape"; at Columbia Business School on "Cryptocurrency, Law & Policy: A Conversation with Practitioners"; at PLI on "Crypto Enforcement: The Regulators Speak"; at PLI on "Crypto, Cyber and AI Issues for Private Funds"; at PLI on "An Insiders' Perspective on Crypto Enforcement and Regulation"; and at Crypto Investor Day on "State of Crypto Regulatory Enforcement."

Laura has a background in International Political Economy and Journalism and Mass Media Science. She works in Strategic Communications, helping Web3 startups, established businesses and individuals craft their narrative and stand out from the crowd. She is a multilingual professional that bridges communicational gaps and deliver tailored strategies.

Laura is a Board Member and Co-Founder of the DigiByte Alliance. She holds a master's degree in mathematics and worked as a college-level math instructor in North Carolina for 15 years. Laura’s role with the DigiByte blockchain has focused on community outreach, education, team building, and volunteer coordination. She has spoken at universities and colleges on the DigiByte blockchain and Awareness Team as well as moderated discussions on blockchain topics including: demystifying Bitcoin, security, wallets and payment systems using cryptocurrencies.

Laure currently acts as Coinbase's Associate General Counsel for Canada. Previously, she was a partner and co-head of the digital assets and blockchain team at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and before that, a partner with McCarthy Tétrault LLP. Practicing securities and banking and finance law with a focus on the digital assets industry for more than 10 years, she is frequently invited to share her expertise and speak by both fintech/digital assets and tradfi industry groups, e.g. the Canada Fintech Forum, the Canadian Bar Association, the Canada Blockchain Consortium, the Portfolio Manager Association of Canada, and the Investment Funds Institute of Canada.

Laurel Loomis Rimon is a former federal prosecutor with deep experience in the financial regulatory and enforcement sector. An unrelenting and pragmatic problem solver, Laurel offers clients practical advice when facing compliance or enforcement challenges involving anti-money laundering, consumer protection, federal or state oversight, fintech, and payments. Laurel is also a leading practitioner and thought leader in the emerging blockchain ecosystem. She serves as a Co-Chair of the firm’s Fintech and Crypto Assets Practice.

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Recognized as a Chambers-ranked Leading Individual in 2022 and 2023, Laurel’s "communication style is very direct and she is an excellent writer," clients say. And, "[i]n addition to her deep substantive knowledge, she is able to draw on her extensive government experience to provide nuanced risk assessments and, when necessary, to be a highly credible and effective advocate for us with regulators at both the leadership and staff levels."

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A veteran investigator and trial lawyer, Laurel brings an efficiency in gathering facts and delivering strong responses to government enforcement agencies, correcting the record where necessary, and obtaining favorable resolutions. Through years of front-line experience, she is uniquely positioned to provide clients with a realistic and common-sense approach to regulatory risks and to help them design compliance plans aimed at avoiding and reducing the risk of an enforcement action. Laurel is highly effective at navigating difficult conversations with the government, witnesses, and client teams when necessary.

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Prior to private practice, she served for more than 15 years as an Assistant United States Attorney and DOJ Trial Attorney, including as head of Litigation for DOJ’s Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, supervising and litigating cases involving criminal and civil money laundering and other financial crimes, domestically and internationally. Laurel also served as an Assistant Deputy Enforcement Director for the Office of Enforcement at the CFPB, leading complex and sensitive investigations and litigation involving bank and non-bank subjects. Through a senior executive service appointment, she served as General Counsel to the Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security, where she oversaw sensitive investigations into program misconduct and department-wide whistleblower retaliations.

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Laurel leverages this deep regulatory and enforcement experience to represent clients in responding to DOJ, FinCEN, OFAC, OIG, NY DFS, CFPB, state AG inquiries and enforcement actions, and related compliance matters. Many of Laurel’s clients are forward-leaning fintech companies in the payment and cryptocurrency spaces, as she has been on the cutting edge of financial technology enforcement since leading DOJ’s first digital assets litigation more than 15 years ago.

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Prior to joining Jenner & Block, Laurel led the fintech practice at another AmLaw100 law firm.

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Lauren Weymouth is a Director at Ripple, where she leads its University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), a partnerships program that funds financial technology curriculum development, research, technical projects, entrepreneurship and student activities. Since the program's inception, she has activated more than 50 global university partnerships such that 1,000+ research projects have been engaged to tackle real-world issues in blockchain, cryptocurrency, cryptography and digital assets. Before joining Ripple, Lauren held leadership roles in education, private equity and at technology startups, pioneering ventures that grew record-setting profits.

Leah Dempsey, co-chair of the financial services practice, is a lawyer and advocate with a unique ability to lead efforts bridging policy, financial and telecommunications laws, regulations and politics. She advises several trade associations and helps a range of businesses in the financial services, housing, capital markets and fintech marketplaces navigate rulemaking and legislative processes.

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Leah advocates before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, National Credit Union Administration, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, Department of Labor, the U.S. Treasury, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as other regulators.  

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Leah also helps organizations understand their rights and options when facing regulatory supervision and enforcement activity. She has a deep understanding of the Administrative Procedure Act, the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act process and the Congressional oversight tools needed to ensure a fair and transparent process for businesses and industries. Leah has advocated for reforms to dozens of federal rulemakings and related legislation in Congress on her client's behalf. She also regularly works with colleagues to file amicus briefs in courts around the country including the U.S. Supreme Court.

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During her time in executive and leadership roles at financial trade associations in Washington, Leah fostered strong relationships on Capitol Hill and at federal agencies. She served as vice president and senior counsel for federal advocacy at ACA International, where she led efforts to develop and implement the industry agenda for third-party agencies, asset buyers, vendors, banks and other creditors. She also represented thousands of credit unions across the country as senior director of advocacy and counsel at Credit Union National Association (CUNA), leading its Consumer Protection Advocacy team. Prior, she worked on the legal team for several Republican candidates, including Sen. Mitt Romney’s (R-UT) presidential campaign.

Lee is a Special Counsel in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Melbourne Restructuring Group.  She has over 20 years experience in domestic and cross border insolvency and secured and unsecured recoveries having advised both insolvency professionals and financiers in relation to some of Australia’s largest corporate collapses across a diverse range of industries.  Lee has a particular interest in the impact of digital assets on the traditional banking sector and in the context of insolvency and restructuring. She is regularly invited to speak both locally and internationally on the legal issues associated with digital assets and insolvency including administration of digital currency exchanges and custodians in financial distress, asset tracing, realising and valuing crypto assets, the rights of customers of digital currency exchanges/custodians, cryptocurrency as security for lending and tokenisation for restructuring cryptocurrency businesses and creditors’ claims.  Lee is a Fellow of INSOL International and the founding officer of the ‘Virtual Assets’ section of the Insolvency Division of the International Bar Association.  She is also a participant at the World Bank Insolvency and Creditor/Debtor Regimes Taskforce and at UNCITRAL’s Working Group V meetings on International Insolvency where she has contributed to the asset tracing and recovery project.  Lee has also completed a Masters of Law thesis on “The Implementation of a Digital Euro into the European Union.’