IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 7 Nov 2025
Session information
Navigating the intersection of virtual assets and financial instruments: regulatory challenges and opportunities
Thursday 6 November (0930 - 1045)
Committee(s)
Banking & Financial Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
The session will discuss the most recent virtual asset regulations, what they cover and don’t cover, and the challenges faced by enforcement authorities on categorising and regulating emerging financial products.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Ieva Dosinaite | Ellex Valiunas, Vilnius, Lithuania; Special Projects Officer, Banking & Financial Law Committee |
| Carlos Maria Melhem | Allende & Brea, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Treasurer, Banking & Financial Law Committee |
Speakers
| Barbara Jones | Greenberg Traurig, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Matias Langevin | HD Group, Santiago, Chile; Academic Liaison Officer, Banking & Financial Law Committee |
| Elizabeth Sale | Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Lori Stein | McCarthy Tetrault, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |