Upcoming Webinars
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Litigating Under the CEA
With the ongoing evolution of derivatives market infrastructure, and with the advent of new derivatives products, the Commodity Exchange Act is becoming an increasingly relevant statute in state and private party litigation. Please join our expert panel from Milbank LLP for a timely discussion of cases and controversies under this time-tested law in the emerging financial markets space.
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Regulation and Development of Event and Prediction Markets
Presenters will first identify what event markets and prediction markets are, as well as the commonalities and the differences between the two. Next, the discussion will focus on CFTC’s regulatory authority over these markets, what constitutes (or does not) gambling and betting, and how these markets have been developing in the past several years. Finally, presenters will survey recent litigation involving the States and attempt to predict what this industry will likely look like in a few years given legal, political, market and technological developments.
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The Criminal Provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act
This webinar will provide an overview of the criminal provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and practical insights for firms to avoid liability. Specific topics will include: the elements of criminal violations under the CEA, notable prosecutions brough under the criminal provisions, analysis of why prosecutors prefer using the wire fraud and commodities fraud statutes to charge commodities fraud schemes, how criminal prosecutors analyze potential criminal commodity violations as well as their process for approving charges and practice pointers for avoiding criminal scrutiny for CEA violations. Jones Day attorneys will draw on their prior experience at both the CFTC and DOJ where they served in senior roles.
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