A&O Shearman

Litigation & lnvestigations

Partner

Tony focuses on commodities, securities and related derivatives enforcement defense, follow-on litigation, compliance and regulatory advisory matters, involving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, other federal and state regulatory agencies and criminal authorities, the UK Financial Conduct Authority and the European Commission.

Tony represents a broad range of market participants, including global financial institutions, major integrated oil companies, agribusiness companies, global trading companies, hedge funds, asset managers, energy marketers, futures commission merchants and exchanges.

Prior to returning to private practice in 2007, Tony served as a Chief Trial Attorney and Counsel to the Director in the Division of Enforcement of the CFTC. He was responsible for the Division’s investigations of numerous energy and power marketing companies relating to price reporting in the natural gas markets. He also played a central role in the Commission’s subpoena enforcement actions against natural gas price index compilers, involving First Amendment “Reporter’s Privilege” issues, and was central in the Commission’s defense of its exercise of jurisdiction over false reporting in the natural gas markets pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act.

Tony previously served as a member of the CFTC’s Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee, and the Law & Compliance Executive Committee of the Futures Industry Association.

Tony has been recognized by Chambers USA as a stand-out in this area. He has also been chosen by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America four consecutive years for his high caliber of work in derivatives and futures law, and he has been honored by The Legal 500 United States as a leader in energy law and securities litigation. A frequent speaker and author, he has written on commodities and derivatives legal issues.