Richard Kohn and William Starshak Present at the United Nations Committee on International Trade Law's "Colloquium on Navigating the New Era of Digital Finance"

Goldberg Kohn Commercial Finance Principals Richard Kohn and William Starshak recently spoke at the United Nations Committee on International Trade Law's "Colloquium on Navigating the New Era of Digital Finance" held February 20-21, 2025 at the UN Headquarters in New York.

This colloquium was called to discuss whether the UNCITRAL Model Law on Secured Transactions (MLST) should be amended or supplemented to address new technologies or new financing practices. The MLST was drafted to aid both developed and developing countries in adopting modern secured transactions laws.

During the colloquium, Bill spoke about new laws concerning digital assets in Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. Richard addressed trade finance and a proposed new instrument known as a negotiable cargo document, and urged future work by UNCITRAL to encourage cross-border trade finance.