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Kenneth Raisler is Head 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 United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1977 to 1982 in the Criminal and Civil Divisions. He then joined the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as Deputy General Counsel and was the General Counsel of the Commission from 1983 to 1987. Mr. Raisler was the Chairman of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York's Committee on Futures Regulation from 1988 to 1991. In 1992-1993 he was a member of the Working Group of The Group of Thirty Derivatives Project. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Futures Industry Association. Mr. Raisler received his J.D. from New York University School of Law where he was a Root-Tilden Scholar. He received a B.S. from Yale University in Engineering and Applied Science. He clerked for Lee P. Gagliardi, United States District Court, S.D., N.Y., from 1976-1977. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of NYU Law School. Practices Banking Broker-Dealer Regulation Commodities, Futures and Derivatives Commodities, Futures and Derivatives Litigation Criminal Defense and Investigations Financial Institutions Hedge Funds Intellectual Property and Technology Events & Speaking Engagements 33rd Annual International Futures Industry Conference Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Compliance Summit 2008 Practising Law Institute's Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives in 2007 Practising Law Institute's The ABCs of Swaps & Other Derivatives in 2007 MORE Education 1976, New York University School of Law, J.D. 1973, Yale University, B.S. Bar Admissions D.C. New York Clerkships The Honorable Lee P. Gagliardi, United States District Court S.D., N.Y., 1976 - 1977 Country of Origin USA | 