| McLeod, Watkinson & Miller is a firm with deep experience in federal policies governing futures and derivatives. Senior partner Mike McLeod drafted the legislation which created the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in 1974, while he was chief of staff and general counsel for the Senate Agriculture Committee, and has represented clients in the futures industry for virtually his entire private-sector career. Most recently, he was heavily involved in the writing of the derivatives title of the Dodd-Frank Act. Senior lobbyists Randy Green and Bill O'Conner are both former chiefs of staff for the Senate and House Agriculture Committees, respectively, and during both their public service and private-sector careers, they were closely involved in debates over the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, and other legislation.
Our attorneys and lobbyists are in frequent contact with the Capitol Hill lawmakers and professional staff who oversee derivatives regulation, as well as with commissioners and staff at the CFTC. Our clients over the years have included trade associations, a futures exchange, a major food company, a port authority, and small financial firms, among others.
We are able not only to provide clients with knowledgeable analysis of applicable laws and regulations, but also to help them develop legislative or regulatory strategies to achieve their objectives. Our approach is to understand a client's problem thoroughly, methodically identify objectives, and then develop and execute strategies that have the best chance of achieving the objectives.
We are gratified that our derivatives practice has grown substantially in recent years, and are happy to discuss possible relationships with companies, institutions or individuals who have needs in this area, where an enormous volume of new regulations are being developed at an extremely rapid pace.
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