Our experience in commodities law includes work in the following areas:

• Organization of commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators, introducing brokers, and futures commission merchants;
• Preparation and completion of applications to self regulatory organizations (including NFA membership and CFTC registration) and exchange memberships;
• Offering counsel on the structuring of both onshore and offshore investment funds;
• Drafting of commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor disclosure documents;
• Drafting and negotiation of investment advisory agreements;
• Drafting and review of supervisory and compliance procedures and manuals;
• Drafting and review of customer account forms, privacy policies, and anti-money laundering policies;
• Negotiation of prime broker, ISDA, and other over-the-counter counterparty trading relationships;
• Full-scale reviews of CFTC registrants and NFA members regulatory compliance;
• Preparing for and responding to federal and self-regulatory organization examinations;
• Assisting with all other on-going compliance requirements including due diligence and supporting documents needs; and
• Investment fund due diligence.