Bertrand C. Fry

Partner

bfry@pryorcashman.com

Publications

December 29, 2025 Articles

Back to the Futures: CFTC’s No-Action Letter Largely Reinstates 2003’s Regulation 4.13(a)(4) on an Interim Basis

April 01, 2025 Articles

SEC Staff Releases Updated Responses to Marketing Rule FAQs

March 27, 2025 Articles

Will the Jump Start Finally Spark? The SEC’s New Guidance Eases Rule 506(c) Verification and Facilitates General Solicitations in U.S. Private Placements

November 21, 2023 Articles

Navigating FCPA Challenges: How Lifecore’s Self-Reporting Avoided DOJ Prosecution

By Jeffrey Alberts and Bertrand Fry

September 18, 2023 Articles

New SEC Rules for Investment Advisers and Private Funds: An Overview of Requirements and Challenges

By Bertrand Fry and Robert Friedman

July 12, 2019 FinTech Monitor

SEC and FINRA Issue Joint Statement on Broker-Dealer Custody of Digital Asset Securities

September 05, 2018 FinTech Monitor

Blog Editor Jeff Alberts Named on NLJ's Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and FinTech Trailblazer List!

December 07, 2017 FinTech Monitor

SEC’s Cyber Unit Files Fraud Charges Relating to PlexCoin ICO

December 01, 2017 FinTech Monitor

CFTC Announces Launch of Bitcoin Futures for Trading on CME, CBOE and Cantor Exchange

November 06, 2017 FinTech Monitor

Possible Launch of Bitcoin Futures by CME Group

March 30, 2017 FinTech Monitor

SEC Halts Launch of SolidX Bitcoin Trust ETF

March 13, 2017 FinTech Monitor

SEC Blocks Launch of Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust ETF

April 18, 2016 FinTech Monitor

CFTC's Giancarlo Supports Expanded Use of Blockchain

April 13, 2016 FinTech Monitor

SEC Chair Mary Jo White Addresses Regulatory Challenges Presented by FinTech

February 24, 2016 FinTech Monitor

FinTech Monitor Editor to Speak At Bitcoin Conference

February 24, 2016 Articles

Alberts and Fry Author “Is Bitcoin a Security?” Article for Boston University School of Law Journal of Science & Technology Law

September 18, 2015 FinTech Monitor

CFTC Concludes That Bitcoin Is A Commodity

August 10, 2015 FinTech Monitor

Overstock.com Issues $5 Million of “Cryptobonds” Over Blockchain

September 30, 2014 Legal Updates

CFTC Staff Removes Obstacle to Private Investment Fund General Solicitations Under the JOBS Act

June 06, 2014 Articles

Getting Knowledgeable About "Knowledgeable Employees"

October 10, 2013 Articles

What Hath JOBS Wrought? Changes for U.S. Private Placements Under New SEC Rules

July 15, 2013 Legal Updates

SEC Adopts Significant Changes to Rule 506 to Permit General Solicitation and to Disqualify “Bad Actors”

June 25, 2013 Articles

The Real (and Potential) Impact of the JOBS Act

April 23, 2013 Legal Updates

Potential Broker-Dealer Pitfalls for Private Investment Funds and their Managers

April 04, 2013 Legal Updates

Is An Issuer Responsible For The Acts Of Its Unregistered Finder?

November 12, 2012 Legal Updates

Last Chance to Prepare for End-of-Year Changes in the CFTC’s Regulation of Private Investment Funds

October 17, 2012 Legal Updates

FINRA Piles It On: Private Placements To Wealthy Individuals Trigger FINRA Filing Requirements

October 08, 2012 Legal Updates

Rule 506 and Rule 144A Offerings: SEC Proposes Rules Effecting the JOBS Act’s Elimination of the General Solicitation Ban in Private Offerings

August 31, 2012 Legal Updates

SEC Proposes Rules Effecting the JOBS Act's Elimination of the General Solicitation Ban in Private Offerings

May 03, 2012 Legal Updates

Changes in the "Qualified Client" Test: Challenges for Investment Advisers Charging Performance Fees

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Bertrand C. Fry

Partner

Publications

ABI’s 2026 NYC Bankruptcy Conference

Pryor Cashman Named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms List

Pryor Cashman Earns Top Rankings in Legal 500 2026 Private Client Guide

Pryor Cashman Submits Comments to OCC on Proposed Appeals Process Reforms

Stroud to Speak at Elevate Conference on Retirement Plan Strategies

Game Over for State Gambling Laws? The CFTC Pushes Prediction Markets Toward the Winner’s Circle

Charron Comments on World War II-era Art Restitution Challenges

Pryor Cashman Client Atlas Hospitality Celebrates Grand Opening of Voco Times Square-Broadway Hotel

Poller Discusses High-Level Family Law Practice on Direct Examination

Wisotsky Profiled in Law.com’s “How I Made Partner” Series