Michael S Sackheim is senior counsel in Sidley’s New York office in the securities and derivatives enforcement and regulation group. Michael is a former assistant district attorney in Manhattan and senior trial attorney for the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). His practice concentrates on commodities and derivatives regulation and enforcement, with a focus on matters involving the CFTC and the National Futures Association. Michael is a former chair of the New York City Bar’s Derivatives Regulation Committee and the American Bar Association Business Section’s International Securities Regulation Subcommittee. He is the managing editor of the Futures and Derivatives Law Report, and a frequent author and lecturer on legal ethics for financial industry lawyers.
The Virtual Currency Regulation Review - 3rd edition
Pages: 457
ISBN: 978-1-83862-513-9
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This third edition provides a practical analysis of recent legal and regulatory changes and developments, and of their effects, and looks forward to expected trends in the area of virtual currencies on a country-by-country basis. It is not intended to be an exhaustive guide to the regulation of virtual currencies globally or in any of the included jurisdictions. Instead, for each jurisdiction, the authors have endeavoured to provide a sufficient overview for the reader to understand the current legal and regulatory environment at a high level.
In this book:
Overviews
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Editors' Preface
Michael S Sackheim and Nathan A Howell
Sidley Austin LLP
Countries
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
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India
- Ireland
- Japan
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Luxembourg
- Malta
- New Zealand
- Norway
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Russia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
Michael S Sackheim, Sidley Austin LLP
Nathan A Howell, Sidley Austin LLP
Nathan Howell is a partner in Sidley’s Chicago office in the investment funds, advisers and derivatives practice group. His practice focuses on futures and derivatives regulation, transactions and compliance, with a core focus on Commodity Exchange Act, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Dodd-Frank Act matters. Mr Howell frequently advises clients on issues related to cryptocurrency, blockchain and distributed ledger technology, and tokenised assets. He understands the complexities of the current legislative and regulatory environment in the United States in light of the disruption caused by technology. His clients rely on him to understand complexity, while providing practical and straightforward solutions.
