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CFTC Awards $15 Million in Five Whistleblower Awards in 2019; Cumulative Awards Total $100 Million

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently released its Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and Customer Education Initiatives for fiscal year (FY) 2019. The report, which details the operation of the...more

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U.S. federal regulators propose making permanent threshold for swap dealer registration potentially benefitting energy companies...

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Pursuant to regulations promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Act, entities that make a market in swaps, hold themselves out as dealers in swaps or regularly enter into swaps for their own accounts are required to register as swap...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Trump Administration: Change By Appointment

The election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, along with the Republican control of the majority of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, will likely result in significant changes in...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Compliance Departments Must Continue to Evolve as Regulators Refine Their Approach to Spoofing

The government’s pursuit of alleged “spoofing” continues to garner headlines with the criminal authorities recently securing a conviction in the prosecution of Michael Coscia for alleged spoofing on the Chicago Mercantile...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Dodd-Frank Almost 6 Years Later: Where Are We Now? Energy-Related Derivatives Regulation

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In the almost six years since the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has, in large part, finalized its rulemakings...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

End-Users Are Dodd-Frank Collateral Damage According To CFTC Commissioner

CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo recently delivered remarks where he stated “Unfortunately, caught up in some of the collateral damage surrounding the Dodd-Frank reforms were the traditional commodity and energy...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

A Simple Framework for Determining Whether Dodd-Frank Applies to Your Energy Trade

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank” or the “Act”) authorizes the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) to comprehensively regulate energy trading activities. Dodd-Frank is...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

CFTC Clarifies That Typical Retail Energy Contracts Are Not Subject To Regulation Under Dodd-Frank’s Retail Commodity Transaction...

On Friday August 23, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission clarified that typical retail energy contracts with homeowners and commercial users will not be subject to the Dodd-Frank Act’s requirements applicable to “Retail...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

CFTC General Counsel Clarifies Application of “Swap” Definition to Energy Transportation and Storage Contracts

The CFTC Office of General Counsel (“OGC”) issued an interpretation today regarding application of the “swap” definition (and forward contract exclusion thereunder) to energy transportation and storage contracts, in response...more

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