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Blockchain and the Law
PANEL I: BLOCKCHAIN AND THE LAW
CARLA L. REYES, NELSON M. ROSARIO, RACHEL M. CANNON, AND RICHARD TALL
MODERATOR ROBINSON:
Good morning, everyone. My name's Randy Robinson. I'm a professor here at
John Marshall Law, and I'd like to welcome you all to the John Marshall Law School
and to the 24th Annual Belle and Joseph H. Braun Memorial Symposium. The goal of
our symposium today is to gain a better understanding of blockchain and distributed
ledger technology and provide legal professionals and law students with a foundation
in this emerging practice area. Here at John Marshall, we're very proud of our
history and our culture of embracing technology in the practice of law. We're happy
to continue this great tradition today by hosting a symposium on this cutting-edge
issue that seems to suddenly be everywhere.
Our first panel member is Ms. Rachel Cannon. Ms. Cannon is a partner in
the Litigation and Dispute Resolution and White Collar and Government
Investigations Practice at Dentons. She focuses on trial work, investigations, complex
civil litigation, as well as white collar criminal defense. She also advises
entrepreneurs about regulatory issues surrounding initial coin offerings,
cryptocurrencies, and blockchain technology. Prior to joining Dentons, Ms. Cannon
served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Chicago where she supervised
bankruptcy fraud and worked in the securities and fraud section. Ms. Cannon has
also served as a trial advocacy instructor for the CFTC, the Department of Justice,
and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Our next panelist is Professor Carla Reyes. She is an Assistant Professor of
Law and the Director of LegalRnD at Michigan State University College of Law.
There she teaches business enterprises, secured transactions, technology
transactions, and artificial intelligence and the law. She's widely recognized for her
leadership on the issues raised by the intersection of blockchain technology and the
law, and currently serves as a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for
Internet & Society at Harvard University.
Our third panelist is Mr. Nelson Rosario. He is a partner at Smolinski
Rosario where he focuses on intellectual property-particularly patent and
trademarks-and also works on legal issues related to blockchain and
cryptocurrency. His prior experience includes working in private practice for multiple
IP boutique firms in Chicago, for the legal department of a large multinational
consumer electronics corporation, and for a Federal Magistrate Judge. Mr. Rosario
has a background in computer science, and he writes and speaks regularly on
emerging technology issues relevant to attorneys and entrepreneurs. In addition, he
teaches a class called Blockchain, Cryptocurrency + Law at the Illinois Tech
Chicago-Kent College of Law.
And, finally, last but not least, Mr. Richard Tall, partner coming to us from
Faegre Baker Daniels where he guides financial service companies on regulatory
financing and transactional matters, including counseling on financial technology
and digital currency issues. Mr. Tall also provides business-oriented advice to
companies, limited partnerships, and investment firms on corporate and M&A
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