The panel will provide an overview of artificial intelligence as applied to fintech and financial services more broadly and will include discussion of recent investment trends as well as AI/fintech transactional and regulatory issues of relevance to private equity, venture capital and commercial finance practitioners. The panel will be composed of attorneys from private practice as well as artificial intelligence and fintech experts from industry.
Chairs
David Alderstein
Counsel
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
New York, NY
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David M. Adlerstein is counsel in the Corporate Department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital-raising transactions, corporate governance, and other corporate and securities law matters, with a focus on financial institutions and technology transactions.
Jed Weiner
Attorney at Law
Mei & Mark LLP
Washington, DC
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Jed Weiner is Head of Corporate Practice at Mei & Mark LLP. He advises emerging and seasoned companies and investors in corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, board matters, corporate governance, executive compensation, management equity, restructuring, corporate compliance, and commercial transactions.
Speakers
Jonathan Cardenas
Past Chair
ABA Financial Services Technology Joint Subcommittee
Miami, FL
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Jonathan Cardenas is a U.S-based corporate attorney and is the Immediate Past Chair of the Financial Services Technology Joint Subcommittee of the Commercial Finance Committee and Private Equity & Venture Capital Committee of the ABA Business Law Section.
Benson R. Cohen
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
New York, NY
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BENSON COHEN represents investment advisers, broker-dealers, and other financial institutions in connection with corporate, securities, M&A, and regulatory matters. Benson has deep experience counseling asset management clients on the complex regulatory structures applicable to their business. Benson is well-versed in rules and regulations that affect institutional asset managers, start-up managers, and participants in complex joint ventures. Clients laud Benson’s ability to efficiently and effectively deliver legal services and manage teams. Clients cited his ability to practically walk through the impact of legal terms, combining comprehensive legal knowledge, attention to detail, clear communication style, responsiveness, and a practical commercial perspective.
Anna R. Gressel
Counsel
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
New York, NY
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A counsel in Paul, Weiss's Litigation Department and a member of the firm's Digital Technology Group, Anna Gressel advises leading businesses on a wide range of complex and high-impact matters related to AI, blockchain and other innovative technologies. Anna was recently named by Re-Work as one of the “Top 100 Women Leading AI in 2023.” She also currently serves as a commissioner on the American Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession.
Heather Meeker
Partner
Tech Law Partners LLP
Oakland, CA
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Heather Meeker is an internationally-known specialist in open source software licensing. Her book Open Source for Business, now in its third edition, is a definitive handbook for lawyers, engineers, and businesspersons on open source licensing in business. Her Technology Licensing: A Primer, is a widely used handbook for technology licensing specialists. In 2019, Meeker was named by Business Insider as one of the ten people transforming the way the technology industry does business, along with the CEOs of Salesforce, Stripe, and Microsoft. She was the only lawyer on this list.
Nicole Wolters Ruckert
Counsel
Allen & Overy LLP
Amsterdam, North-Holland, Netherlands
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Nicole heads Allen & Overy’s Data Privacy team in the Netherlands and specialises in data protection, privacy and technology. She advises companies on an array of data protection matters ranging from data protection compliance, to assisting enforcement processes conducted by the relevant Data Protection Authorities and advising on new data-driven business models.
An important part of her practice involves advising on the data protection implications of the GDPR and the e-Privacy and on technological developments like AI and Big Data. She has specific experience advising on the data protection aspects of marketing and online advertising (i.e. ad tech).
