Michael M. Philipp

Michael has experience working with clients on issues related to the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as well as US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) registration and compliance-related issues. These issues include trade practices, swap reporting and clearing, registration of swap execution facilities (SEFs), futures exchanges, clearing organizations, and swap data repositories (SDRs); retail and eligible contract participant forex (ECP FX) transactions; and futures commission merchant (FCM), swap dealer, commodity pool operator (CPO) and commodity trading advisor (CTA) registrations and compliance. Michael has experience in conducting internal compliance investigations, as well as representing clients in exchange and CFTC inquiries and proceedings, including matters involving allegations relating to disruptive trading practices, such as spoofing and market manipulation. He also provides assistance to firms that are negotiating bilateral and cleared swap documentation.

Before joining Morgan Lewis, Michael worked as an in-house attorney for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). There he served as counsel to the CME’s regulatory trade practice, compliance, and arbitration committees.