BakerHostetler, in collaboration with ChIAC and Ankura, will present a panel analyzing the evolving landscape of crypto-related disputes from an arbitration perspective. Drawing on current cases and market developments, the discussion will examine key trends shaping crypto arbitration, as well as the distinctive legal, technical, procedural and valuation features that set these disputes apart. Featuring a panel of experienced practitioners – including counsel, arbitrators, damages experts and industry participants – the panel will offer practical insights into how arbitration is being used to resolve and value complex disputes arising from digital assets, blockchain technology and related business models.
This event is approved for 1.0 CLE credit hour in Illinois.
SPEAKERS
Olta Andoni
Director, Crystal aOS
Executive Director, Illinois Blockchain Association
Olta Andoni is an experienced international and multilingual legal executive with over 25 years of experience. She is also a lecturer in regulatory law, including Antitrust Law, AI, Digital Privacy and Blockchain Technology, with extensive experience advising fintech startups, crypto exchanges and emerging growth companies, structuring regulatory compliance for digital asset protocols and blockchain tech platforms and counseling on critical business structuring. She is a regular speaker and moderator for industry conferences on topics regarding regulatory considerations, compliance matters, payments, DeFi, DEXes, DAOs, NFTs and legal issues and other topics in the fintech space.
Julian Honowitz
Managing Director, Ankura
Julian Honowitz is a Managing Director at Ankura with more than 12 years of litigation consulting experience. He has testified on economic damages involving digital assets, including bitcoin and bitcoin mining. His work spans industries such as cryptocurrencies, energy, financial services, construction and technology. Julian leads engagements in economic damages, valuation, business interruption and forensic accounting, working with clients across global dispute forums. He is a frequent speaker on the topics of arbitration and digital assets and coauthored a chapter in Global Arbitration Review’s Guide to Damages.
Marco Molina
Partner, BakerHostetler
Marco Molina is a partner in BakerHostetler’s International Arbitration and Litigation Group and the Firm-Wide Head of the International Commercial Arbitration practice. He regularly represents cryptocurrency exchanges, digital asset businesses, blockchain entrepreneurs, investors and other market participants in high-stakes disputes across jurisdictions worldwide. Marco’s experience includes litigation and arbitration involving digital assets, exchange operations, token ecosystems, fraud and asset-recovery matters, cross-border enforcement proceedings and emerging issues at the intersection of blockchain technology and international dispute resolution. He also represents sovereign states, multinational corporations and private investors in complex commercial and investment treaty disputes.
Sarah Reynolds
Partner and Head of International and Domestic Arbitration, Kaplan & Grady
Sarah Reynolds is the Head of International and Domestic Arbitration at Kaplan & Grady, a Chicago-based disputes boutique with a national presence. Sarah acts as arbitrator and counsel in commercial cases, often involving emerging technologies. Sarah is cross-licensed in the US (Illinois and California), Ireland and the U.K. She is also a lecturer on ADR topics at the University of Chicago Law School and a member of the Board of Directors of the Chicago International Arbitration Center (ChIAC).
Joanna Wasick
Partner, BakerHostetler
Joanna Wasick is a litigation partner in BakerHostetler’s New York office. She is also a founding member of the firm’s Web3 and Digital Assets team and the firm’s Digital Assets and Innovative Markets team. Joanna represents a diverse range of Web3-based clients, including founders, developers and exchanges, in high-stakes disputes, investigations and regulatory matters. She is the editor and co-author of PLI’s legal treatise, Decrypting Crypto: Digital Assets and Web3 Explained, guest lectures at law schools and frequently speaks on podcasts, CLE programs and panels addressing cryptocurrency and blockchain law.
MODERATOR
Robert Musiala
Partner, BakerHostetler
Robert Musiala is the leader of the Web3 and Digital Assets team at BakerHostetler and has been working in the blockchain and digital assets market since 2012. Robert has led multiple digital asset investigations and also advises on a variety of regulatory compliance issues involving digital assets and has drafted/negotiated agreements for a wide range of transactions in the fintech, digital assets, Web3 and NFT markets. The inventor of two blockchain patents, he works directly with tech teams to build solutions that are compliant by design.