Regulatory and Litigation Matters

Led by the former Chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and a former Assistant United States Attorney and General Counsel of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Group’s lawyers have extensive experience, including:

• Representation of firms in DOJ, CFTC, FERC, SEC and exchange inquiries, investigations and proceedings
• Representation of clients in class actions and complex private litigations often arising from government efforts, as well as in civil disputes, including arbitrations and court proceedings relating to their business in commodities, futures and derivatives
• Coordination of responses to proceedings involving multiple regulatory agencies, including those occurring cross-border
• Representation of numerous clients, including Merrill Lynch, Entergy-Koch Trading, El Paso Corp. and BP, in regulatory investigations and/or civil litigation.