Shearman & Sterling is proud to be the Platinum Sponsor of the Texas General Counsel Program 20th Annual Conference to be held in Austin, Texas on November 15-16, 2018.

Join Shearman & Sterling and DC Finance for a full day of sessions dedicated to family offices and high net worth individuals where you will hear from corporates, funds and private family offices on what is driving the blockchain and cryptoasset space. Partner Donna Parisi, Co-Head of Financial Services and FinTech, will moderate the event. Matt Lyons, Emerging Growth partner, and Kris Ferranti, Real Estate partner, will be moderating panel discussions.

Partner Barnabas Reynolds (London-Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory) will speak on the panel "The Long-Term Plan for Enhanced Regulatory Equivalence – How Will It Work in Practice?" at the 3rd UK Financial Services BREXIT and Beyond Summit on November 5.

Other topics covered will include: The Government's strategy in terms of protecting the interests of the financial services industry; how the regulator is preparing for BREXIT; and achieving regulatory coherence in a post-BREXIT world. Keynote addresses will be given by John Glen MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister, and Nausicaa Delfas, Executive Director of International, and Member of the Executive Committee at the Financial Conduct Authority.

Shearman & Sterling is a proud sponsor of the Texas Minority Counsel Program (TMCP) 16th Annual Conference in Houston, Texas on October 17-19, 2018. Founded in 1993, TMCP is a client development, networking and CLE event for diverse attorneys in Texas. 

WISER, the women’s inclusion network of Shearman & Sterling, and The Collective Future, a global collective of leaders in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors dedicated to fostering diversity in blockchain and cryptoassets, are joining for a panel discussion on recent developments in blockchain technology, including its wide-ranging impact and its evolving legal and regulatory landscape. During the program, blockchain leaders from Consensys, AIG, Satis Group and Genesis Block will share their perspectives and insights on this cutting-edge technology. The panel will be moderated by Donna Parisi, partner and Co-Head of Financial Services and FinTech at Shearman & Sterling.

Counsel Andrew J. “Buddy” Donohue will speak on the panels “Inside the SEC – How the SEC Works” and “The Special Role of the Securities Lawyer – Legal Ethics” at “PLI’s Securities Law and Practice 2018 – How the SEC Works” in New York.

Shearman & Sterling and national charity Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) are hosting a breakfast seminar in London to launch their new research around their Working for Change campaign on October 3 at 8:30am.

Partner Barnabas Reynolds (London-Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory) will speak on the panel "Brexit - Outlook for Financial Services" and partner Thomas Donegan (London-Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory) will speak on the panel "Legal Challenges Ahead of March 2019 and Beyond" at the AFME 2nd Annual European Compliance and Legal Conference on October 1-2, 2018.

Global Co-Managing Partner George Casey (New York-Mergers & Acquisitions) and Partner Jessica Delbaum (New York-Antitrust) will speak on panels at the Transaction Advisors’ 2018 M&A Conference at the University of Chicago on September 26-27, 2018.

Partner Doreen Lilienfeld, Global Governance & Advisory Practice Group Leader, and counsel Gillian Emmett Moldowan (both New York-Compensation, Governance & ERISA) will be speaking at the “Director Compensation in the Crosshairs” session during this year’s NASPP conference.