#NYCLTM: Blockchain Basics and Legal Use Cases (Nov. 7)

The next NYC Legal Tech Meetup has been scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, November 7th, at Hogan Lovells.

The meetup, entitled “Blockchain Basics and Legal Use Cases,” will include

• a brief (10-15-minute) primer on blockchain technology (to level-set for a mixed audience of lawyers and technologists);
• a panel (including audience Q&A) on the legal use cases of blockchain technology (e.g., smart contracts, property rights registration, identity); and
• informal networking with refreshments.

Event timeline:

6:30 – Networking over drinks and food

7:15 – “Blockchain Basics” presentation, Thomas Rush, ConsenSys

7:30 – “Legal Use Cases of Blockchain Technology” panel

• Aaron Wright – Chair of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Legal Industry Working Group, Associate Clinical Professor and Co-Director of Cardozo Law School’s Blockchain Project and co-founder of the smart contract project OpenLaw
• Houman Shadab – Cofounder of Clause.io, Professor of Law at New York Law School, Co-director of Accord Project for smart legal contract standards
• (additional panelists to be announced)

8:30 – End of formal programming

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(Note: The December or January meetup will be a legal tech “Demo Day.”  If you know of an innovative new legal tech company (or established company launching a new product), encourage them to reach out to at https://nyclegaltech.com!)