Title: Crypto and Blockchain: What You Should Know

11:30 a.m.-12: 00 p.m. Arrival & Lunch

12:00-1:00 p.m. Presentation  

Session Description: During this presentation, Snell & Wilmer Partner Eric L. Kintner will provide a general overview of cryptocurrency and blockchain and cover some of the hot topics surrounding both. Topics will include how blockchains work and who “controls” them, types of tokens and the evolving regulatory environment, applications for blockchain technology outside of cryptocurrency, and more.
Speaker Biography: Eric focuses on providing clients with practical and business-centric legal advice. With more than a decade of experience across a broad range of industries, he is able to combine industry-specific knowledge with innovative solutions to help clients address challenges with complex legal and business issues across their local, regional and global operations.

From startups and emerging businesses to established companies, Eric represents clients in a variety of sectors, including:

• Blockchain and Digital Currency
• Corporate Transactions and Securities Offerings
• Internet Gaming, Sweepstakes, Contests, Raffles and Social Media Promotions

Blockchain and Digital Currency

As co-chair of the Snell & Wilmer blockchain and digital currency group, Eric helps clients fund, develop, protect and commercialize blockchain technology. Such representation includes:

• Business operations and corporate formations
• Cryptocurrency investments and fund formations
• Token offerings and capital raising activities
• Digital asset exchanges and derivatives platforms
• Cryptocurrency mining and co-location solutions
• Enterprise blockchain solutions, including in healthcare, supply chain, Internet of Things and insurance
• Public-private consortiums regarding blockchain
• Government regulatory advice

• Represented investors and funds in raising capital to purchase digital assets
• Represented several issuers in planning, preparing and executing initial coin offerings
• Represented blockchain consortium working to develop public-private blockchain project with major U.S. municipality, including digital identity and tokenized public services
• Assisted several national-level and state-level politicians and government administrators with advice on blockchain-based legislation and public policy initiatives
• Represented publicly-traded company building a token-based remittances network, including assistance in complying with SEC regulations
• Represented cryptocurrency exchanges in reviewing and complying with various FinCEN, CFTC and SEC regulations
• Represented company building currency exchange, settlement and remittance network based on cryptocurrency between United States and several foreign countries
• Represented cryptocurrency mining businesses on various operational and regulatory issues, including co-location and hosting agreements and software licensing.

Education 

• The University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2005)
• • Articles Editor, Iowa Law Review
• The University of Iowa (B.A., English, with distinction and honors, 2002)
• • Dean's Scholar