John White, Scott Bennett and Justin Clarke Participate in the 42nd Annual Federal Securities Institute and M&A Conference

From February 26-27, Cravath partners John W. White, D. Scott Bennett and Justin C. Clarke participated in the Florida Bar’s 42nd Annual Federal Securities Institute and M&A Conference in Tampa, Florida. John moderated a panel entitled “Evolving Accounting and Auditing Focal Points in 2026,” which discussed best practices for interacting with the SEC staff, what lies ahead at the SEC, what’s new from FASB and the PCAOB’s new priorities and leadership. Scott moderated a panel entitled “Recent Developments in Digital Assets and Tokenization,” which explored the impact of tokenization, ETFs and digital asset treasury companies, new crypto legislation and what lies ahead. Justin moderated a panel entitled “Private Securities Litigation – 2025 Developments and Trends,” which analyzed trends in securities class action filings, case law updates and new and developing issues.