Ep. 44 - Blockchain, Regulation and Crypto's Legal side

On this LAB Radio, episode Aaron Mangal discusses Blockchain
Regulation and the legal side of things with Morvareed Salehpour.


Morvareed Salehpour, Attorney and Speaker


Morvareed Z. Salehpour specializes in handling a diverse range of
complex legal matters both in and outside the courtroom. She is
experienced in negotiating a variety of contracts and legal
agreements and litigating cases from inception to trial and
appeal. She has represented companies and individuals in a
variety of industries, including blockchain, technology,
entertainment, media, banking, manufacturing, real estate,
fashion, retail, food and beverage, and healthcare, among others.


She has represented clients across the nation ranging from
entrepreneurs and small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Ms.
Salehpour enthusiastically applies unique solutions to client
needs, working hard to devote herself to efficient resolutions.


Ms. Salehpour earned a degree in Political Science, summa cum
laude, from UCLA in 2007 and received her JD from the UCLA School
of Law in 2010, where she also served as a Managing Editor for
the UCLA Law Review. Ms. Salehpour previously practiced at
BakerHostetler, a national firm where her work included being a
member of the legal team seeking to recover the principal lost in
the Madoff Ponzi scheme, and then at Strange & Butler, a
complex litigation boutique.


She is admitted to the State Bar of California, is a member of
the bars of the United States District Court for the Central,
Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of California, and a
member of the bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit.


Ms Salehpour is also active in the tech community and enjoys
analyzing and discussing developing legal issues in that field,
particularly with respect to the blockchain, artificial
intelligence, virtual reality/augmented reality, and esports.


After listening to this episode you will learn:


About Morvareed's background, where she's from and how she
got started in the Law (Hint: Law and Order)

How Morvareed decided to focus her legal services on
Blockchain and Cryptocurrency technology

The way she approached applying legal capabilities and the
Law to Blockchain

About the US-based case law system and how it affects
the development of Regulation

Why we have been through these cycles before with the Law but
with other tech booms

Key concepts including Jurisdiction, Liability, Enforcement,
Crypto Asset Management, and Copyright Protection

The dark side of Cryptocurrency and the Law

Threats to Blockchain immutability

About the uniform regulation of virtual-currency businesses
act



 For show notes and more please visit: LAB
Radio Episode 44