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Elected Member

Charles
V.
Senatore

Location
Boca Raton, FL, USA
Affiliation
Fidelity Digital Asset Services LLC
Education
Williams College, B.A. Cum Laude in Economics
University of Chicago Law School, JD

Chuck Senatore is a board member and advisor to companies with particular emphasis on compliance, risk and regulatory affairs. His current focus is on companies engaged in FintechRegtech, artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency businesses.

Mr. Senatore also founded the Boston Regtech Meetup, and is a member of the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Fintech Advisory Working Group.

He teaches Compliance and Regulatory Strategy at the University of Chicago Law School, and has guest lectured at Harvard Law School, NYU Law School and Northeastern University.  He is also a Senior Fellow at NYU Law School’s Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement, and is a frequent speaker and contributor at industry and academic forums.

Most recently, Mr. Senatore was Head of Risk Oversight for Fidelity Investments’ Devonshire Investors unit, focusing on compliance, risk and regulatory affairs for Fidelity’s private equity, venture and strategic investing efforts.

He also has led the global compliance programs for Fidelity and Merrill Lynch, was the SEC's Southeast Regional Director, and was an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief of the Public Corruption Section in the Southern District of Florida.

Mr. Senatore received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Williams College and earned a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

Areas of Expertise
Securities Law
Finance (Banking Law)
Investments (Securities Law)
Broker-Dealer Regulation (Securities Law)

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In his essay "Liberty, Law, and Democracy: Are There Grounds for Realistic Optimism?" Michael Traynor, former President of The American Law Institute, reflects on the challenges facing American democracy amid political polarization and institutional strain. He examines threats to the balance between liberty and law, citing dysfunction across the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, while drawing on historical context and recent scholarship to frame these concerns.

Despite his sober assessment, Traynor maintains a guarded optimism rooted in America’s resilience, civic traditions, and individual potential to effect change. He highlights positive actions within the legal community, nonprofit organizations, and among engaged citizens, while outlining five practical steps Americans can take to strengthen democracy: improving civic education, demanding accountability, fostering open debate, participating in elections and local governance, and resisting simplistic solutions.

Traynor concludes that democracy is “stubborn work,” incremental, imperfect, and ongoing, but expresses confidence that Americans have the resolve to preserve it.

Read the full article The New Nationalist. 

Michael Traynor is senior counsel at Cobalt LLP in Berkeley California. He served as ALI President from 2000 to 2008, and as Chair of the Council from 2008 to 2011. He is also a recipient of ALI's Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Traynor is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.   He received the John P. Frank Outstanding Lawyer Award from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He is an honorary life trustee of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and of Earthjustice and a past President (1973) of the Bar Association of San Francisco. 

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