• NFA's CPO/CTA Regulatory Seminar
  Posted: 5/13/2010
  Michael Sefton recently attended NFA's CPO/CTA Regulatory Seminar held in Chicago, Illinois. NFA's seminar addressed recent developments affecting commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors. For any questions or additional information concerning topics covered during the seminar, please feel free to contact Mike.
• Futures Industry Association's Annual Law & Compliance Divison Conference
  Posted: 5/13/2010
  Michael Sefton and Matthew Kluchenek recently attended the Futures Industry Association's Annual Law & Compliance Division Conference on the Regulations of Futures, Derivatives and OTC Products held in National Harbor, Maryland. FIA's annual Law & Compliance Conference covered recent developments affecting all participates in the futures, derivatives and OTC markets. For any questions or additional information concerning topics covered at FIA's recent conference, please feel free to contact Mike or Matt.
• Coleman v. brokersXpress, LLC, et al.
  Posted: 5/6/2010
  On April 28, 2010, H&L Partner Harris L. Kay argued the case of Coleman v. brokersXpress, LLC, et al. before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Mr. Kay appeared on behalf of the defendants, a broker-dealer, a financial services holding company, and several executives and employees of the entities. The defendants had previously prevailed on Motion to Dismiss in the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York (Judge Scheindlin).
  
  In his appeal the pro se plaintiff argued that the District Court had erred in dismissing his employment discrimination claim on the grounds that his complaint did not plead facts sufficient to state a claim for relief that was plausible.
  
  By Summary Order of April 30, 2010, the Second Circuit affirmed the decision of the District Court below.
  
• Matthew Kluchenek joins Henderson & Lyman.
  Posted: 2/3/2009
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