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Blockchain and Digital Assets Practice Group Call – 2025, The Year in Review

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Blockchain and Digital Assets Practice Group Call – 2025, The Year in Review

4 pm UK GMT, 18th December

Thursday 18 Dec 2025, 16:00 - 17:00
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Please join and meet new Chair K Braeden Anderson  (MI Member firm Gesmer Updegrove LLP, Boston) for a Blockchain and Digital Assets Practice Group Call on Thursday 18thDecember at 4pm GMT. 

Braeden is a prominent voice in securities and crypto regulation, contributing regular thought leadership via his weekly newsletter (reaching over 20,000 legal and financial professionals) and YouTube Channel (160,000+ subscribers). He frequently writes and speaks on enforcement trends, the future of fintech regulation, and the role of digital assets in capital markets. He also produces multimedia educational content tailored to regulators, in-house counsel, and compliance professionals on his legal blog Anderson Insights. 

AGENDA

Welcome, Intros & Group Vision (5-10 mins)

  • Opening remarks 

  • Purpose of the revised group (now Blockchain & Digital Assets) group and Mackrell’s global advantage

  • 2026 objectives: deeper collaboration, cross-border referrals, and collective thought leadership

2025 in Review (15-20 mins)

  • Hit the top 4–5 global themes.

  • Invite members to give a 2-minute jurisdiction snapshot.

2026 Priorities and Next Steps (15-20 mins) 

  • Identify cross-border initiatives: comparative guides, co-authored insights, client webinars, or referral frameworks.

  • Encourage ongoing idea-sharing through Mackrell Connect, LinkedIn group, YouTube, and newsletter.

As usual, at the end, we would also like to have a short open forum at the end for anyone to bring up topics, make new introductions, or mention issues they would like to discuss, and to suggest topics for future meetings.

Finally, even if you can’t attend the call, but would like to be added to the contact list to receive relevant updates etc, notifications of calls, past videos of calls etc, please email Meryl (mackrell.hq@mackrell.net) to be added.  

If you’re a member at any level of any MI member firm, then to register for the call and to receive a Zoom link, click here:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/dJhcMzo6Tnmpyxcg2Z8-ew

For further information please contact Braeden.anderson@gesmer.com or Chris Short chris.short@mackrell.net