Digital Asset Law Faculty
Here at American University Washington College of Law, we take the notion of the teacher-scholar very seriously. That is why we are home to the most brilliant, dedicated group of faculty who are on the cutting edge of legal scholarship across a wide range of specialties.
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Banking Law
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Financial Institutions & Consumer Financial Services
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Securities Regulation
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Business Law
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International Business Law
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Intellectual Property
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International/Comparative Law
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Internet and Computer Law
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National Security Law
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Technology Law
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Business Law
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Corporate Governance
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Financial Institutions & Consumer Financial Services
- Virtual Currency Law
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Business Law
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International Business Law
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Intellectual Property
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International/Comparative Law
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Internet and Computer Law
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National Security Law
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Technology Law
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Secured Transactions
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Property Law
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Commercial and Related Consumer Law
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Business Law
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Cyber Law
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National security law
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Constitutional law
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WCL Transactional Negotiation Team Victory at the Rose Bowl!
The Champions of the 2024 California Sports Lawyer® Negotiation Competition at the Rose Bowl Stadium
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WCL Professors Featured in Media Coverage of Crypto Bank Failures
When Silicon Valley and Signature banks failed in early March 2023, government regulators rushed in to guarantee deposits and protect bank customers. Shortly after, another bank, Silvergate, collapsed amid scrutiny from regulators and a criminal investigation by the Justice Department’s fraud unit into dealings with fallen crypto giants FTX and Alameda Research. As part of the media’s coverage, Professors Hilary Allen and Gerard Comizio were each featured for their analysis in various publications.
Read more![Professor Hilary Allen Appointed to CFTC's Technology Advisory Committee](https://www.wcl.american.edu/wcl-american-edu/cache/file/E3191235-F807-FFAB-4C45ADAF23AF7054_medium.jpg)
Professor Hilary Allen Appointed to CFTC's Technology Advisory Committee
On March 30, 2023, the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the newly constituted Technology Advisory Committee (TAC), which features Professor Hilary Allen amongst the Committee Membership. Sponsored by Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero, the TAC will provide “foundational knowledge about the technology, as well as the complex and nuanced impacts and implications of technology on financial markets.”
Read more![A Fireside Chat on the Work of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance](https://www.wcl.american.edu/wcl-american-edu/cache/file/DAA332BE-01F9-08CC-43FF92C9B76845C9_medium.jpg)
A Fireside Chat on the Work of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance
On April 10, 2023, the Business Law Program hosted a fireside chat on the Work of the Division of Corporation Finance with Director Erik Gerding. On leave from his position as a Professor of Law at the University of Colorado (Boulder), Director Gerding joined the SEC in October 2021 and led work in legal and regulatory policy in the Division of Corporation Finance before being tapped to head the Division in January 2023.
Read more![BLP Spring Webinar Series on Reckoning with the Crypto Implosion: Breaking Down the Crypto Winter & the Implosion of Digital Asset Trading Exchanges with Josh Sussberg](https://www.wcl.american.edu/wcl-american-edu/cache/file/0F49B6C7-CB6D-BE4C-1C8DE6E540E1D18F_medium.jpg)
BLP Spring Webinar Series on Reckoning with the Crypto Implosion: Breaking Down the Crypto Winter & the Implosion of Digital Asset Trading Exchanges with Josh Sussberg
On March 20, 2023, Professor Gerard Comizio, Associate Director of the BLP interviewed Josh Sussberg, a member of the Executive Committee and partner in the Restructuring Practice Group at Kirkland & Ellis, as part of the Business Law Program’s (BLP) Spring Webinar Series. The discussion focused on the legal, policy, and regulatory issues raised by the recent “crypto winter” and the direction of digital asset activities and regulation.
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