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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | Matthew Beville |Matthew Kulkin |Elizabeth Mitchell
Coming off a busy 2024, we expect that 2025 will be a landmark year for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission). Rostin Behnam’s resignation as Chairman on January 20 marked the end of the Biden administration’s leadership. The designation of Caroline Pham as Acting Chairman and President Donald Trump’s nomination of former Commissioner Brian Quintenz to serve as the Commission’s 16th Chairman were major steps toward a new chapter for the CFTC.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Matthew Beville |Matthew Kulkin |Joshua Nathanson
October 28, 2024
Matthew Beville, Matthew Kulkin, Joshua Nathanson, Megan O'Flynn, Gretchen Passe Roin
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Until recently, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has limited the ability of US persons to participate in election markets.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
wilmerhale.com | Matthew Kulkin |Gretchen Passe Roin |Matthew Beville |Joshua Nathanson
With just one week until election day, there has been increasing focus on and activity in election prediction markets. Recent trading activity and price action have raised concerns regarding election integrity and market manipulation.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
wilmerhale.com | Matthew Kulkin |Gretchen Passe Roin |Matthew Beville |Megan O'Flynn |Joshua Nathanson
The CFTC has recently allowed U.S. persons to participate in election markets through registered designated contract markets, lifting previous restrictions.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Alan Wilson |Matthew Beville
In a clear setback for the SEC, Judge
Engelmayer's SolarWinds decision held that
a public company's cybersecurity controls are not part of its
“system of internal accounting controls” within the
meaning of Section 13(b)(2)(B) of the Exchange Act.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
wilmerhale.com | Alan Wilson |Matthew Beville
Partner Alan Wilson and Special Counsel Matthew Beville published a piece about the SEC’s enforcement action against SolarWinds and its CISO in New York University School of Law’s Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement Blog. Excerpt: In a clear setback for the SEC, Judge Engelmayer’s SolarWinds decision held that a public company’s cybersecurity controls are not part of its “system of internal accounting controls” within the meaning of Section 13(b)(2)(B) of the Exchange Act.
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Matthew Beville |Ayana Dow |Matthew Kulkin
At an industry event in early 2023, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) Chairman Rostin Behnam set out a comprehensive agenda to include nearly three dozen rulemaking proposals as well as “business as usual requests” such as the issuance of orders, exemptive relief or interpretive relief.
Please see full publication below for more information.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Matthew Kulkin |Elizabeth Mitchell |Gretchen Passe Roin |Timothy Silva |Tiffany Smith |Dino Wu | +7 more
At an industry event in early 2023, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) Chairman Rostin Behnam set out a comprehensive agenda to include nearly three dozen rulemaking proposals as well as “business as usual requests” such as the issuance of orders, exemptive relief or interpretive relief.2 When Chairman Behnam detailed the CFTC’s 2023 work plan, the CFTC was building on its first year with a full slate of Commissioners, new Division Directors and senior leadership.
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Feb 5, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Matthew Beville |Ayana Dow |Matthew Kulkin
On January 25, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Staff issued a request for comment (RFC) on the current and potential uses and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in the markets that the CFTC regulates.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
wilmerhale.com | Matthew Kulkin |Elizabeth Mitchell |Kirk J. Nahra |Tiffany Smith |Matthew Beville |Ayana Dow | +1 more
On January 25, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Staff issued a request for comment (RFC) on the current and potential uses and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in the markets that the CFTC regulates.
