WilmerHale Attorneys Review Recent CFTC Regulatory Actions (Part Two of Two)

A recent seminar sponsored by WilmerHale offered a comprehensive look at the CFTC’s enforcement and regulatory activities over the past year. The program featured partner Elizabeth L. Mitchell; senior counsel Paul M. Architzel, who was former Chief Counsel at the CFTC Division of Economic Analysis (now the Division of Market Oversight); special counsel Petal P. Walker, who was former Chief Counsel to CFTC Commissioner Sharon Bowen; special counsel Matthew Beville; and senior associate Aaron Friedman. This second article in a two-part series explores the panelists’ review of the CFTC’s rulemaking affecting pandemic-related operations; speculative position limits; swap execution facilities; digital assets; derivatives clearing organizations; margin and capital requirements; commodity pool operator/commodity trading advisor matters; regulatory reporting; cross-border swaps; and security-based swap dealers. The first article covered the portion of the program during which WilmerHale attorneys drilled down into the CFTC’s enforcement priorities, including market conduct, digital assets, foreign corruption, anti-money laundering, expectations for compliance programs, whistleblowers, coordination with other regulators and use of technology. See “Anticipating SEC and CFTC Enforcement Priorities Under the Biden Administration” (Mar. 18, 2021); and “WilmerHale Attorneys Detail 2016 CFTC Enforcement Actions and Potential Priorities Under Trump Administration” (Feb. 16, 2017).

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