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Cassandra is a partner in the Corporate Transactions & Securities and Investment Management practice groups and Chair of our Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies group. She counsels clients on regulatory and compliance matters including all aspects of federal and state securities law and related issues, such as registration, regulatory reporting, registered fund matters (including mutual funds, interval funds and ETFs), private fund formation or other investment vehicles and compliance (including real estate funds, private equity funds, debt funds, hedge funds and venture capital funds) and cryptocurrency.

Cassandra's practice has focused primarily on securities, investment capital, cryptocurrency and blockchain matters, corporate representation and governance matters, and all aspects of counseling mutual funds, ETFs and closed-end interval funds. She has assisted companies in securities offerings, including mutual funds, commodity pools, private equity, fund formation, registration, mergers and reorganizations. She has represented both issuing companies and investors in a variety of transactions, due diligence, digital assets and securities offerings.

The administration announced Thursday that it replaced the unit responsible for many of the SEC’s crypto registration suits with a new fraud-focused unit that will take a broader review of “cyber and emerging technologies.”

The Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit will prioritize fraud cases that leverage novel tech including crypto, artificial intelligence, machine learning and

This week, the White House issued an executive order limiting the autonomy of independent agencies, including the SEC, by requiring them to submit draft regulations for presidential review.  The stated purpose of the Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies executive order is to ensure Presidential supervision and control of the entire executive branch. 

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Last week I took time to attend the N40 Digital Asset Summit which brought together industry leaders, innovators, and family offices to discuss the future of blockchain, digital assets, Web3, crypto and the role for AI in the space. The event was robust with fabulous panels and a wealth of information and insight.  As US