Program Details
2026-05-20 14:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-05-20 14:00:00
1h CLE Credits
Intermediate
1
2:00 pm - 2:25 pm ESTEstablishing personal jurisdiction over pseudonymous wallet holders presents unique challenges that traditional service rules weren’t built to handle. This session examines how courts are resolving these threshold questions and what practitioners must do to protect their clients’ cases from the start.
Andrew C. AdamsTimothy GrinsellJenny Vatrenko 2:25 pm - 2:35 pm ESTWhen cryptocurrency assets can vanish in seconds, securing emergency relief is critical. This session covers the legal standards, strategic timing, and procedural hurdles attorneys must navigate to successfully obtain — or defeat — injunctive relief in crypto disputes.
Andrew C. AdamsTimothy GrinsellJenny Vatrenko 2:35 pm - 2:50 pm ESTFrom constructive trust claims to blockchain forensics and cross-border injunction enforcement against foreign exchanges, equitable remedies in crypto litigation demand a sophisticated, multi-layered approach. This session equips attorneys with practical tools for pursuing and preserving client recoveries across complex scenarios.
Andrew C. AdamsTimothy GrinsellJenny Vatrenko 2:50 pm - 2:55 pm ESTCryptocurrency’s extreme price volatility creates serious challenges when calculating damages and establishing value at the right moment. This session addresses the methodologies and expert considerations attorneys need to effectively argue — or challenge — valuation in active crypto litigation.
Andrew C. AdamsTimothy GrinsellJenny Vatrenko 2:55 pm - 3:00 pm ESTDetermining liability among multiple actors in decentralized crypto ecosystems is rarely straightforward. This session explores how courts are applying joint and several liability principles to crypto disputes, with practical implications for both plaintiff-side recovery strategy and defense.
Andrew C. AdamsTimothy GrinsellJenny VatrenkoAndrew C. Adams is a partner in Steptoe’s New York office, where he advises companies and individuals on government and internal investigations, corporate governance, and white collar and regulatory matters. His practice concentrates on anti-money laundering compliance, U.S. economic countermeasures, and national security crisis response, informed by his service as the inaugural Director of the Department of Justice’s Task Force KleptoCapture, the multi-agency group formed to enforce the sanctions and export controls imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Timothy Grinsell is Of Counsel at Reitler, where he represents clients in complex commercial litigation and counsels startups, founders, and venture capital investors in the blockchain and digital assets space. His practice spans securities class actions, crypto theft recovery, corporate governance disputes, internal investigations, and financial services disputes. Prior to joining Reitler, Timothy co-founded Hoppin Grinsell LLP, a Chambers-recognized litigation boutique focused on blockchain and digital assets disputes. He previously litigated major commercial matters at Holwell Shuster & Goldberg and O’Melveny & Myers. Timothy holds a PhD in linguistics from the University of Chicago and continues to publish on the application of linguistic analysis to legal interpretation — bringing a genuinely distinctive analytical framework to the interpretation and strategy questions at the heart of complex commercial litigation.
Jenny Vatrenko is the principal of Vatrenko Law P.C., where she represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial disputes — from inception through trial — involving securities, digital assets and cryptocurrencies, and class actions across the United States and internationally. Her Securities and Investor Protection practice is dedicated to recovering assets for investors and holding bad actors in the cryptocurrency industry accountable. Beyond litigation, Jenny develops creative legal strategies to advance her clients’ business goals and advises on litigation risk and the implications of sensitive business decisions. She brings nearly a decade of experience as a commercial litigator at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and as a criminal prosecutor at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office to a practice defined by high-quality, personalized representation with flexible fee arrangements.
Andrew C. Adams is a partner in Steptoe’s New York office, where he advises companies and individuals on government and internal investigations, corporate governance, and white collar and regulatory matters. His practice concentrates on anti-money laundering compliance, U.S. economic countermeasures, and national security crisis response, informed by his service as the inaugural Director of the Department of Justice’s Task Force KleptoCapture, the multi-agency group formed to enforce the sanctions and export controls imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Timothy Grinsell is Of Counsel at Reitler, where he represents clients in complex commercial litigation and counsels startups, founders, and venture capital investors in the blockchain and digital assets space. His practice spans securities class actions, crypto theft recovery, corporate governance disputes, internal investigations, and financial services disputes. Prior to joining Reitler, Timothy co-founded Hoppin Grinsell LLP, a Chambers-recognized litigation boutique focused on blockchain and digital assets disputes. He previously litigated major commercial matters at Holwell Shuster & Goldberg and O’Melveny & Myers. Timothy holds a PhD in linguistics from the University of Chicago and continues to publish on the application of linguistic analysis to legal interpretation — bringing a genuinely distinctive analytical framework to the interpretation and strategy questions at the heart of complex commercial litigation.
Jenny Vatrenko is the principal of Vatrenko Law P.C., where she represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial disputes — from inception through trial — involving securities, digital assets and cryptocurrencies, and class actions across the United States and internationally. Her Securities and Investor Protection practice is dedicated to recovering assets for investors and holding bad actors in the cryptocurrency industry accountable. Beyond litigation, Jenny develops creative legal strategies to advance her clients’ business goals and advises on litigation risk and the implications of sensitive business decisions. She brings nearly a decade of experience as a commercial litigator at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and as a criminal prosecutor at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office to a practice defined by high-quality, personalized representation with flexible fee arrangements.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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