James Williams and Mike Katz to Speak at PLI’s Crypto Law 2026 Program

Manatt Partner will chair Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) Crypto Law 2026: Navigating the New Regulatory Paradigm on June 3, 2026 in San Francisco, CA. This year’s full day program will explore the evolving U.S. regulatory environment and key legal trends shaping the rapidly growing digital asset industry.

Manatt Partner will speak on, “Crypto Market Structure: The CLARITY Act and SEC/CFTC Harmonization, and an Evolving Digital Asset Regulatory Framework,” and will discuss the current status of market structure reform, including progress of the CLARITY Act, regulators’ approaches to digital asset classification as commodities or investment contracts, and potential pathways for assets to transition from SEC oversight to CFTC jurisdiction as networks mature.

Attendees will gain insights into market structure reform, regulatory coordination between the SEC and CFTC and emerging approaches to digital asset oversight.

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