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In many respects this is the most important conference in crypto. I wish I were there. As Karolina mentions, what happens in the U.S. is critical. We need more U.S. banks working with their regulators to support and allow stable banking access for crypto-related businesses.

🚀 Day 3 of CfC St. Moritz summarized from the legal point of view of our Chief Legal Officer - Karolina Gwóźdź! Our CEO Przemyslaw Kral took part in an exciting discussion panel, "Creating Clarity? Examining the European MiCA Model," with a wonderful team of experts: - Franz Bergmueller, CEO at AMINA Bank, - Dr. Joachim Schwerin, European Commission, - Sheila Warren, CEO at Project Liberty. The panelists arrived at one common conclusion: what's missing in MiCA is dialogue between regulator and market participants. That's why we are proud to be part of CfC St. Moritz, contributing to the discussion on such important matters. It was a first step toward a better world, and it was made here in St. Moritz. 🇨🇭

CF&B Communication - Midcap Events and INBOUND CAPITAL, working hand in hand for the benefit of the Small-and Mid-Cap Ecosystem. A belated and big BRAVO (again) to Caroline Bader for a hugely successful Paris event last week. Just like INBOUND CAPITAL, CF&B Communication - Midcap Events plays a critical role in the Small- and Mid-Cap Ecosystem to ensure the latter nurture a relevant investor audience with a stronger stock market valuation in mind. With its capacity to leverage its deep and proprietary investor database for optimal speed-dating, CF&B Communication - Midcap Events is highly complementary to INBOUND CAPITAL's Unique Selling Proposition (USP) which revolves around Equity Story Boosting, Forensic Investor Targeting and Investor Match-Making - among other benefits for Small- and Mid-Caps. After Paris, we look forward to more events together in other key financial centres in the UK and Europe! #smallcaps #midcaps #iradvisory Caroline Bader Claire Barbaret

🗣 Global Class Actions Symposium 2024 | Negotiating a settlement The seventh panel discussion today considers the negotiating of a settlement in a class action claim. Chair John Hays of Ankura asked the speakers what benefits stakeholders in a class action can hope to achieve in a settlement? Speakers Lucas Simão of Pinheiro Neto Advogados, Daniel Regard of iDiscovery Solutions, and Pedro Henrique C. A. Martins of Mishcon de Reya LLP gave a variety of answers based on whether than stakeholder is on the claimant or defendant side. Further conversation centred around why a defendant might not settle, the differences across jurisdictions, the impact of cultural differences and more. #GCAS24

FICPI - International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys attended a bilateral meeting with the USPTO this week. On the agenda in the most useful discussions with the USPTO team were items including DEIA, PTAB, design and utility patents, trade marks. FICPI generally meets with the USPTO and other IP Offices once a year. FICPI’s strong relationships with Offices around the world helps to ensure that the views of FICPI’s independent IP practitioners are represented, and that FICPI is included in discussions with key officials. Through its committee network, FICPI builds knowledge and ensures its members gain a wider perspective and can help influence key developments. Pictured: P. Branko Pejic, Treasurer, FICPI-US // Sharon E. Crane, Ph.D. (she/her), Deputy Secretary General // Roberto Pistolesi, FICPI President // Robert Watson, Chair of FICPI's Study & Work Committee // Louis-Pierre Gravelle, CPVA, President FICPI-CA, Vice President of FICPI's Practice Management Committee // R. Danny Huntington, President of Honour // Rob Katz, President FICPI-US, Vice President FICPI's Study & Work Committee, also attended the meeting and left before the picture. #uspto #ficpi #patents #trademarks #IP #intellectualproperty

📃The rules of operation of the company are usually established by the Articles of Association (#AoA). 💁♀️However, owners often conclude a shareholders' agreement (#SHA) that governs cost-sharing, decision-making, and more. 🧐Which document will prevail in case of disputes? 🤷♀️There is no unambiguous answer. 👉🏻In Punt v Symons, where a provision of the SHA limited the rights of a company, the court preferred the AoA because the company was not a party to the SHA and was a separate legal entity. 📌Conversely, in Salomon v Salomon, it was held that the company was bound intra vires, meaning that it was controlled by the owners, and the decision favored the SHA. ⚖️Therefore, courts can make different decisions. 💁♀️For the SHA to prevail, it is best to specify it in the AoA, which should also reflect the SHA's provisions. 🤔Did you consider this moment when approving the AoA? 🤝The Lextensio team will be happy to help you review the documents you have already signed to avoid potential problems in the future. ✍️ Artem Gordieiev

What I’ve always really enjoyed about IBM Research specifically is working with amazing, brilliant scientists. Great to see Vadim Lyubashevsky receive this important accolade, one of many - and for sure one of many yet to come. If you have a moment, do read more about this researcher (https://lnkd.in/enzemXSz) and how his work has helped to make our world much safer from the future treat that fully tolerant #quantum computers might bring by being able to break modern #cryptography.

SFIA 9 is the new version of the global skills and competency framework for the digital world - published in October 2024.

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Our expert litigators, Martin Brandsma and Margaret Robbins, were invited to present at the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)'s upcoming program. They are looking forward to sharing their best tips, tricks, and practical advice for IP professionals on the rules of evidence. – ow.ly/xfWM50Sml2l