Digital Asset Investments and Transactions: Key Strategic, IP and Tax Considerations

In this webinar, Mayer Brown partners Joe Castelluccio and Jim Ferguson will join with BPM LLP to explore ways to capitalize on digital asset opportunities and manage related challenges and risks. The webinar will address key elements of establishing a digital asset strategy that aligns with business goals and keeps up with fast-moving regulatory and market shifts. The webinar will also describe how intellectual property (IP) rights can safeguard digital innovations, from trade secrets and patents to copyrights. Finally, the webinar will explore the global tax and IP structuring considerations critical for crypto businesses, including entity location, IP migration, and optimizing IP-related income streams. Together, these perspectives provide a practical roadmap for harnessing digital innovation, protecting assets, and achieving tax-efficient growth.

Strategic Opportunities in Digital Investments and Transactions

The financial sector is experiencing an unprecedented digital revolution, with rapid advancements in digital assets, evolving payment technologies, and a swiftly changing regulatory landscape. In the current environment, no financial or technology business can afford to ignore digital assets. To maximize the value in digital asset opportunities, an organization will need to develop a digital asset strategy that can take advantage of new opportunities while mitigating risks.

In this segment, we will explore the core elements of a digital asset strategy, including:

1. Key Trends Impacting Digital Asset Strategies
2. Incorporating a New Risk Mindset into Strategic Planning for Digital Assets
3. Best Practices for Implementation and Risk Mitigation

The Importance of Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Revolution

An often-neglected topic in the digital revolution is how companies can protect their digital innovations through intellectual property rights—and why they should do so. In this segment, presenters will describe the advantages for crypto innovation of different types of IP protection, including:

1. Trade secrets and proprietary know-how
2. Patents
3. Copyrights

Crypto, IP, and Tax: Strategic International Tax Structuring and Protection of IP Rights for Digital Asset Platforms

Navigating global tax and IP challenges is increasingly critical for crypto-focused companies. The team will explore the intersection of crypto innovation, global tax structuring, and strategic IP management:

1. Global Tax Structuring Fundamentals for Crypto Businesses
2. IP Commercialization and Tax Implications
3. Migration of IP Rights: Tax Considerations

Additional Speakers

Rono Ghosh
Partner
BPM

Sven Jost
Partner
BPM

Javier Salinas
Partner
BPM

CLE credit is pending.

Thursday, October 16, 2025

United States
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CDT
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MDT
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PDT

Europe
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. BST
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. CEST

For additional information or to register, please contact Gina Abramo at gabramo@mayerbrown.com or +1 212 506 2756.