Speaking Engagements

• “Ethics in Futures and Derivatives Law,” Futures Industry Association Law & Compliance 2022 Conference, Moderator (April 29, 2022)
• Webinar - Beyond Spoofing: What’s Next for CFTC and DOJ Enforcement, FIA Law & Compliance webinar, Speaker (May 19, 2022)
• “FERC Enforcement and Regulatory Update,” Futures Industry Association Forum: Commodities 2022, Moderator (June 22, 2022)
• “Looking Forward” panel (with SEC General Counsel and CFTC General Counsel), ABA Derivatives and Futures Law Committee winter meetings, Co-moderator  (January 28, 2022)
• D.C. Bar Fireside Chat with SEC Commissioner Allison Herron Lee, hosted by the D.C. Bar Fintech Committee, Moderator (Jan. 18, 2022)
• D.C. Bar Fireside Chat with CFTC Commissioner Dawn Stump, co-hosted by D.C. Bar Derivatives and Futures Law and Fintech Law Committees, Co-moderator (Nov. 22, 2021)
• ABA Derivatives and Futures Law Committee Mid-Year Program, Co-Vice Chair (July 21-22, 2021)
• “AML Considerations for Security and Commodity Derivatives,” FIA Law & Compliance Webinar, Speaker (May 13, 2021)
• “Enforcement Trends,” FIA Law & Compliance Annual Conference 2021, Speaker (April 28, 2021)
• Regulatory Round-up Panel, ABA Derivatives and Futures Law Committee Virtual Winter Meeting 2021, Moderator (Jan. 29, 2021)
• CFTC Cryptocurrency Regulation: What’s Next?, Webinar, Panelist (Nov. 17, 2020)
• “Recent CFTC Enforcement Developments,” District of Columbia Bar Webcast, Moderator (Oct. 27, 2020)
• Navigating COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Webinar, Moderator (Oct. 1, 2020)
• “Sanctions and AML in the Digital Age,” Paul Hastings Virtual Anti-Money Laundering Summit, Moderator (Sept. 25, 2020)
• LIBOR Summit 2020, sponsored by the Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness and Greenpoint Financial, Speaker (April 29, 2020)
• The Center for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) Institute, Banking & Financial Services Committee, sponsored webinar on LIBOR transition, Speaker (April 27, 2020)
• Paul Hastings-sponsored LIBOR Transition Symposium, Speaker (Feb. 20, 2020)
• “Transaction Monitoring Challenges in the Next Decade,” Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, New York Chapter Event, Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University, Speaker (Jan. 30, 2020)
• Enforcement Developments, ABA Derivatives & Futures Law Committee Winter Meeting, Speaker (January 2020)
• “Crypto and Block Chain,” ABA Derivatives and Futures Law Committee Winter Meeting, Speaker (Jan. 25, 2019); “Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies: A Cross-Border Conundrum,” ABA Derivatives & Futures Law Committee Winter Meeting (January 2019), published in the Journal of Investment Compliance, Vol. 20, No. 3, at 10-19, Author (2019)
• “Recent Banking and Securities Enforcement And Litigation,” FMA’s 2018 Treasury and Capital Markets Legal and Legislative Issues Conference, Washington, D.C., Moderator (Oct. 18-19, 2018)
• “Private Litigation Workshop,” FIA Law and Compliance Conference, Washington, D.C., Speaker; “Spoofing, Manipulation, and Scienter in the Context of Post-Dodd-Frank Litigation,” Author (May 2018)
• “CFTC Enforcement,” 32nd Annual ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime, San Diego, California, Speaker; “The Interplay Among Spoofing, Manipulation, and Scienter in the Wake of Dodd-Frank,” Author (March 2018)
• ABA Business Law Section, Derivatives & Futures Committee Winter Meeting, Naples, Florida, Conference Co-Chair (Jan. 18-20, 2018)
• ABA Business Law Section, Derivatives & Futures Committee Winter Meeting, Naples, Florida, Conference Co-Chair (Jan. 19-21, 2017)
• Enforcement Action Cases: Spoofing, Disruptive Trading Practices and CFTC’s Anti-Evasion Rule, ACI Swaps & Derivative Transactions Conference, Washington, D.C., Speaker (Dec. 1, 2016)
• Enforcement & Litigation Panel, ABA Derivatives & Futures Committee Winter Meeting, Naples, Florida, Moderator (Jan. 21, 2016)
• Preparing & Responding to Government Enforcement Actions, ACI’s Energy Trading Compliance Conference, Washington, D.C., Speaker (Nov. 16, 2015)
• Understanding Whistleblowing & Retaliation Claims, Japanese Chamber of Commerce International, New York, Speaker (Oct. 20, 2015)
• Direct Effect and Causation under FTAIA, Extraterritoriality of Antitrust Law in US and Abroad: A Hot Issue, George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C., Speaker (Sept. 28, 2015)
• Enforcement Updates: Understanding the Nature of FERC Enforcement, CFTC’s Recent Focus and NFA Enforcement Initiatives, ACI’s Energy Trading & Compliance & Regulatory Enforcement Conference, Houston, Moderator (July 20, 2015)
• Trends in Enforcement, Energy Bar Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Moderator (May 5, 2015)
• Recent Developments in U.S. Antitrust Investigations and Litigation, Tokyo, Speaker (March 12, 2015)
• Trends in Enforcement & Litigation, ABA Derivatives & Futures Committee Winter Meeting, Naples, Florida, Moderator (Jan. 22, 2015)
• Current Issues in Energy Trading: The Regulation of Physical Commodity Traders, Energy Bar Association Annual Meetings, Washington, D.C., Speaker (April 8, 2014)
• U.S. Regulatory and Enforcement Update: Key Considerations for Asset Managers Under the CFTC and Dodd-Frank Regimes, ABA Webinar, Washington, D.C., Speaker (March 11, 2014) 
• The Use of Scheme Liability in a Post-Janus Climate, ACI’s 3rd National Forum on Securities Litigation & Enforcement, Washington, D.C., Speaker (Feb. 27, 2014)
• Trends in Enforcement and Related Litigation, 2014 ABA Derivatives and Futures Law Committee Winter Meeting, Naples, Florida, Speaker (Feb. 6, 2014)
• The CFTC’s Global Enforcement Agenda: The Shape of Things to Come Under Dodd-Frank, Webinar, Washington, D.C., Speaker (Nov. 20, 2013)
• CFTC: The Not So New Kid on the Block That is Making Waves Anew, Eighth Annual National Institute on Securities Fraud, New Orleans, Speaker (Oct. 24, 2013)
• Current Civil Litigations and Enforcement Developments Involving Futures and Derivatives, L&C 2013, Futures Industry Association’s 35th Annual Law & Compliance Division Conference, Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore, Speaker (May 10, 2013)

Publications

• “Recent Developments in Administrative Law: The Impact on Commodities Regulation and Enforcement,” The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, Co-author (Sept. 24, 2025)
• “CFTC Regulation of Carbon Credits & Derivative Products,” ABA Derivatives and Futures Law Committee winter meetings, Author (Jan. 28, 2022)
• “Reforming Securities Fraud Sentencing: An Alternative Proposal to a Loss-Based Approach,” ABA White Collar Crime Newsletter, Author (Winter/Spring 2021)
• “ABA Releases Updated White Paper Regarding Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Jan. 20, 2021)
• “Regulators Continue to Emphasize Anti-Money Laundering Compliance,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Oct. 16, 2020)
• “ARRC Updates Bilateral Loan Recommended Hardwired Fallback Language and Syndicated Loan Conventions,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Oct. 2, 2020)
• “CFTC Continues Pursuit of Misuse of Material Nonpublic Information Following Settlement with NYMEX,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Sept. 28, 2020)
• Author, “ARRC Encourages Adherence to ISDA IBOR Fallback Protocol,” Paul Hastings Client Alert (September 18, 2020)
• “Beware of COVID Relief Fraud,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Sept. 17, 2020)
• “ARRC Releases SOFR ‘In Arrears’ Conventions for Syndicated Business Loans,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Aug. 28, 2020)
• “ARRC Publishes the SOFR Starter Kit: An Up-to-Date Summary of the Transition Away from USD LIBOR,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Aug. 26, 2020)
• “Bloomberg Begins Publishing Fallback Rates for Certain Key IBORs,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (July 24, 2020)
• “ARRC Announces Further Details of Recommended Spread Adjustments for Cash Products,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (July 7, 2020)
• “FCA to be Granted Enhanced Powers to Ensure Orderly Wind-down of Libor Contracts,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (July 1, 2020)
• “ARRC Recommends Best Practices for Completing LIBOR Transition,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (June 5, 2020)
• “In Search of Restraint: Vorley Wire Fraud Ruling Injects Uncertainty into the Commodities Trading Laws,” Futures & Derivatives Law Report, Vol. 40, Issue 5, at 1 Author (May 2020)
• “ARRC Releases Supplemental Consultation on LIBOR-to-SOFR Spread Adjustment Methodology,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (May 21, 2020)
• “Prosecutorial Deference Versus Due Process: The Federal Power Act and Perpetual Statutes of Limitations,” Energy Law Journal, Vol. 41, No. 1, at 71-91 Author (May 2020)
• “Déjà-vu All Over Again: Government Enforcement in Response to Economic Crises,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (May 6, 2020)
• “ARRC Proposes New York State Legislation to Facilitate LIBOR-to-SOFR Transition,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (April 27, 2020)
• “ISDA Announces Preliminary Results of LIBOR Pre-cessation Fallbacks Consultation,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (April 24, 2020)
• “ARRC Announces Recommended Spread Adjustment Methodology for Cash Products,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (April 16, 2020)
• “SEC and CFTC Issue Additional Relief to Address Growing Coronavirus Concerns,” Paul Hastings Coronavirus Task Force, Author (April 3, 2020)
• “Navigating Share Repurchases in Volatile Markets,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (March 17, 2020)
• “SEC Facilitates Cboe Shift to Electronic Trading,” Paul Hastings Coronavirus Task Force, Author (March 15, 2020)
• “SEC Releases Additional Guidance to Promote Virtual Annual Meetings and Grants Additional Relief to Investment Advisers and Investment Funds,” Paul Hastings Coronavirus Task Force, Author (March 13, 2020)
• “Community Spread, Social Distance, and the Economic Gap: More Dramatic Governmental and Institutional Responses to the Coronavirus,” Paul Hastings Coronavirus Task Force, Author (March 13, 2020)
• “Interpreting the Federal Government’s Next Steps Regarding the Coronavirus,” Paul Hastings Coronavirus Task Force, Author (March 12, 2020)
• “New York Fed Begins Publication of SOFR Averages and a SOFR Index,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (March 9, 2020)
• “PH COVID-19 Client Alert Series: Regulatory and Corporate Governance Implications,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author  (March 4, 2020)
• “CFTC Approves New Proposed Position Limits Rule,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Feb. 24, 2020)
• “ARRC Releases Vendor Survey and Buy-Side Checklist for Transition to SOFR,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Feb. 6, 2020)
• “Vorley Wire Fraud Ruling Inconsistent with Precedent and the Commodity Exchange Act,” ABA Derivatives & Futures Law Committee Winter Meeting, Author (January 2020)
• “Extradition in Price Fixing Case the Latest Reminder of the Reach of U.S. Antitrust Laws,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Jan. 16, 2020)
• “CFTC Chairman Pledges Support for LIBOR-to-SOFR Transition,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Dec. 13, 2019)
• “SEC Case Opens Door for Investor Whistleblowers,” Law360, Author (Dec. 3, 2019)
• “The SEC Clears the Path for Investors as Potential Whistleblowers: Greater Scrutiny May Be on the Horizon During Regulatory Examinations,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Nov. 21, 2019)
• “ARRC's Fifth Set of Recommended Fallback Language: Residential Adjustable-Rate Mortgages,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Nov. 18, 2019)
• “New DOJ Task Force to Increase Detection of Collusion in Government Contracting,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Nov. 14, 2019)
• “CFTC and SEC Charge Foreign Trading Platform Transacting in Security-Based Swaps and Commodity Futures with U.S. Investors,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author  (Nov. 8, 2019)
• “ABA Business Law Section Comments on IOSCO Cryptocurrency Guidance,” ABA Business Law Today, Author (November 2019)
• “CFTC to Commence New Examination Program Targeting Swap Dealers and CPOs,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Nov. 1, 2019)
• “Proposed Amendments to U.S. Prudential Regulators’ Margin Rules for Non-Cleared Swaps,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Oct. 25, 2019)
• “SEC Charges Bevy of Foreign Traders in Alleged Spoofing Ring,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Oct. 24, 2019)
• “Reporting for Duty: CFTC Clamps Down on Swap Reporting and Risk Management,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Oct. 11, 2019)
• “ARRC Releases Practical Implementation Checklist for SOFR Adoption,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Oct. 1, 2019)
• “Whistleblower Initiatives Clarify CFTC Enforcement Priorities,” Law360, Author (Sept. 26, 2019)
• “CFTC Paying for a Company’s Dirty Laundry: New Whistleblower Initiatives and Rewards Suggest Increased Enforcement in the Virtual Currency, Foreign Corrupt Practices, Insider Trading, and BSA Spaces,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Sept. 24, 2019)
• “SEC Adopts Capital, Margin, and Collateral Segregation Requirements for Security-Based Swaps,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Aug. 8, 2019)
• “Landmark ABP Deal Achieves First Amendment of LIBOR Legacy Bond to New Alternative Rate,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (June 17, 2019)
• “SEC Proposes Action Regarding Cross-Border Application of Certain Security-Based Swap Rules,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (June 11, 2019)
• “CFTC Reaffirms Focus on Foreign Corrupt Practices,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (June 5, 2019)
• “ARRC Releases Recommended Fallback Language for Floating Rate Notes and Syndicated Loans,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (May 23, 2019)
• “The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Foray into Foreign Bribery Enforcement: What Does It Mean?”, Futures Industry Association (FIA) Law & Compliance Division Conference, Author (May 2019)
• “ARRC Releases White Paper Regarding SOFR – The New U.S. Dollar LIBOR Alternative,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (April 29, 2019)
• “ABA Releases White Paper Regarding Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (March 19, 2019)
• “A New Enforcement Agency Joins the World of International Corruption Enforcement: CFTC Announces New Initiative Covering Companies Involved in Foreign Corrupt Practices,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (March 13, 2019)
• “Digital and Digitized Assets: Federal and State Jurisdictional Issues,” American Bar Association Derivatives and Futures Law Committee Innovative Digital Products and Processes Subcommittee Jurisdiction Working Group, Contributing Author (March 2019)
• “DRW Decision Presents Significant Interpretation of CFTC Authority,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Author (Dec. 10, 2018)
• “The Effects of the Supreme Court’s Lucia v. SEC Decision across Administrative Agencies,” Infrastructure, Vol. 57, No. 4, at 3, Author (Summer 2018)
• “The Extraterritorial Reach of the Commodity Exchange Act in the Wake of Morrison and Dodd-Frank,” Futures & Derivatives Law Report, Vol. 37, Issue 7, at 1, Author (July 2017)
• “CFTC Action Against Kraft May Be An Important Early Test of New Anti-Fraud Authority,” Paul Hastings Client Alert, Part 2 (Dec. 11, 2015) and Part 1 (April 15, 2015), Author
• “Antitrust Fraud Prosecutors Will Continue to Cooperate,” Law 360, Co-Author (Nov. 13, 2015)