Digital Asset Regulation and Enforcement in 2025: Legislative and Litigative Developments
Navigating Operational Strategies and Regulatory Obligations in This Rapidly Evolving Legal Landscape
A live 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will provide an up-to-date analysis of the regulatory and enforcement framework for digital assets, examining recent litigation and proposed legislation and discussing how these assets will likely be governed under the second Trump administration.
Outline
- Overview and history of digital assets in the U.S.
- The Howey test and its application in SEC enforcement actions
- Key elements of the Howey test
- Differences of opinion among SEC Commissioners
- Proposed legislation on crypto assets (H.R. 4763)
- Key cases that could reshape digital asset regulation
- SEC's Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit Task Force
- President Trump's Executive Order date Jan. 23, 2025
- Practitioner pointers and key takeaways
Benefits
The panel will cover key issues, including:
- What is the Howey test, and how has it been applied in SEC enforcement actions?
- What digital asset priorities are outlined in President Trump's executive order and assigned to the SEC's Crypto Task Force?
- How might court cases shape the future of digital asset regulation in the U.S.?
- What are the critical aspects of proposed crypto asset legislation?
Faculty
Christina Zaroulis Milnor
Partner
Mincey Bell Milnor, affiliate of Cranfill Sumner
Ms. Milnor has a distinguished career in securities law, white-collar investigations, and government inquiries. She... | Read More
Ms. Milnor has a distinguished career in securities law, white-collar investigations, and government inquiries. She draws on her SEC experience to advise financial industry participants (both corporate and individual) and whistleblowers on high-stakes regulatory and enforcement matters. Ms. Milnor’s expertise includes whistleblower programs at the SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, and the Department of Justice, as well as navigating complex investigations involving multiple government entities with overlapping jurisdictions. She brings over a decade of experience as a senior attorney at the SEC, where she served as Assistant Secretary, worked in the General Counsel’s Office, and contributed to the Division of Enforcement. From soon after the SEC whistleblower program’s inception, Ms. Milnor advised the Commission on applicants’ eligibility for whistleblower awards and helped shape the program’s early development.
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Tazia Statucki
Attorney
Milbank
Ms. Statucki has experience addressing complex legal issues in securities and financial services law. She previously... | Read More
Ms. Statucki has experience addressing complex legal issues in securities and financial services law. She previously worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission, serving as a Senior Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel and most recently, as a Senior Counsel in the Office of International Affairs. Prior to government service, she was an attorney at another international law firm. Ms. Statucki is also currently an adjunct professor at the George Washington University Law School.
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