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    Kenneth M. Raisler

    Of Counsel

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    New York

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    Kenneth Raisler is a member of Sullivan & Cromwell’s Commodities, Futures and Derivatives Group. The Group is responsible for a full range of regulatory, transactional and litigation advice in the commodities, securities and banking areas to its brokerage, investment banking, banking and commercial clients.

    Mr. Raisler was an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia from 1977 to 1982 in the Criminal and Civil Divisions. He then joined the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and was the general counsel of the Commission from 1983 to 1987.

    Mr. Raisler is the past chairman of the ABA Derivatives and Futures Law Committee from 2015-2017. Mr. Raisler was the chairman of the New York City Bar Committee on Futures Regulation from 1988 to 1991. He was a member of the Working Group of The Group of Thirty Derivatives Project. From 1992 to 2023, he was a member of the board of directors of the Futures Industry Association. He also served as a member of the board of directors of the Managed Funds Association. Mr. Raisler is a member of the executive committee of the board of trustees of NYU School of Law and chair of the board’s Development Committee.

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    Rankings and Recognitions

    Rankings and Recognitions

    • Best Lawyers’ 2012 New York City Derivatives and Futures Law Lawyer of the Year
    • Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business – Derivatives (2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003, 2004-2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
    • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business – Derivatives (2003-2004, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
    • PLC Cross-border Capital Markets Handbook (2009)

    • PLC Cross-border Finance: Secured Lending Handbook (2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009)
    • PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook (2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
    • The Best Lawyers in America (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
    • The Lawdragon 3000: Leading Lawyers in America (2009-2010)
    • New York Super Lawyers – Securities and Corporate Finance (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
    • The Legal 500 United States (2012-2014, 2018)
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    News

    News

    • Ryne Miller and Ken Raisler Teach a NYU School of Law Class on Financial Instruments and the Capital Markets

      March 2, 2021
    • Ken Raisler and Ryne Miller Teach NYU School of Law Class on Financial Instruments and Capital Markets

      February 25, 2020
    • Kenneth Raisler Speaks at PLI on the History and Regulation of Derivatives

      October 21, 2019
    • Kenneth Raisler and Ryne Miller Speak at Fordham Law School on Digital Asset Regulation

      October 21, 2019
    • Ken Raisler and Tom Baxter Speak at the 2019 P.R.I.M.E. Finance New York Conference

      October 17, 2019
    • Ken Raisler, Katy McArthur and Ryne Miller speak at 2019 FIA L&A Annual Conference

      May 8-10, 2019
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • New York University School of Law, J.D., 1976
    • Yale University, B.S., 1973

    Bar Admissions

    • District of Columbia
    • New York

    Clerkships

    • The Honorable Lee P. Gagliardi, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1976-1977
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    Related Practices

    • General Practice
    • Bank Regulatory
    • Broker-Dealer
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities, Futures & Derivatives
    • Congressional Investigations
    • Criminal Defense & Investigations
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Financial Services
    • Fintech
    • Investment Management
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