Jeffry M. Henderson

Jeff Henderson, a former general counsel for a publicly traded futures commission merchant, has deep futures and derivatives industry experience. He focuses his practice on a variety of complex compliance, regulatory, investigation, litigation, and managed fund matters. This representation regularly involves futures, derivatives, swaps, forex, securities, cryptocurrency, binary options and prediction markets. He represents and advises a broad range of clients, including futures commission merchants, broker-dealers, investment advisers, commodity trading advisers, introducing brokers, forex trading firms, commodity pool operators, and hedge fund managers. He also provides counsel to a variety of industry participants, including traditional proprietary trading firms and exempt investment managers regarding disclosure matters and compliance obligations and regulatory and enforcement matters. Jeff also has significant experience advising funded-trader proprietary trading firms regarding a wide variety of structuring and regulatory matters. He is also regularly involved in defending members and member firms before CFTC, NFA, SEC and FINRA. His experience includes regulatory matters involving designated contract markets (DCM) and derivatives clearing organizations (DCO), particularly in the area of prediction markets offering event contracts, as well as currently serving as a public director and member of the Regulatory Oversight Committee for a U.S.-based DCM and a DCO involved in prediction markets.

Concentrations

•Futures and derivatives
•Hedge funds and commodity pools
•Broker-dealers and investment advisers
•Commodities and securities litigation and arbitration
•Disclosure, regulatory, investigations and enforcement matters
•Securities class action litigation
•Financial services regulatory
•Commercial litigation and arbitration
•Financial services litigation

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Leading Lawyers, 2024-2026
•Team Member, U.S. News - Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms Edition, 'Law Firm of the Year,' Banking & Finance - Litigation, 2017