Practice Areas

• Financial Services
• Corporate & Commercial
• Litigation

Ms. Kuchera is an associate in Henderson & Lyman's Financial Services Practice Group. She concentrates her practice on transactional and litigation support for securities and futures and derivatives industry clients, such as Broker-Dealers, Investment Advisers, Futures Commission Merchants, Forex Dealer Members, Introducing Brokers, Commodity Trading Advisors, and Commodity Pool Operators.  Ms. Kuchera counsels clients regarding a wide range of compliance and regulatory matters involving rules and regulations of SEC and CFTC, as well as self-regulatory organizations and exchanges.  She also represents financial services industry clients in a wide range of litigation matters in various forums, including state and federal courts and in industry arbitrations and mediations.  Ms. Kuchera also represents clients in general corporate matters, such as business formation and licensing and industry registration.

Bar Admissions

Illinois State Bar
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States

Experience

Associate, Henderson & Lyman, 2006 - present
Program Assistant, Illinois Institute of Technology Undergraduate Business School and Knapp Entrepreneurship Center, 2003-2005
Law Clerk, Bier & Gutstein, 2003-2005

Education

L.L.M., Financial Services Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 2006
J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 2006
B.S., DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, 2002 (Honors Finance and Honors Economics)

Publications and Presentations 

• Co-Author with James Bibbings, "New Fund Adviser Rules Effect Certain CPOs," Turn Key Trading Partners Word Press (August 2011)
• Co-Author with James Bibbings, " Reduced Financial Freedom? What Dodd Frank Could Mean to You," FXStreet.com (July 2011)
• Co-Author with James Bibbings, " Commodity Futures and Forex Promotional Materials," Commodity News Center (June 2011)
• Co-Author with Michael Sefton, "Proposed SEC Rules Affecting Investment Advisers and Private Fund Managers," Financial Management Association International (FMA) Securities Compliance Seminar Handout (April 2011)
•  Key Presenter, CBA Financial and Investment Services Law Committee: Ethical Considerations in Lawyer Negotiations (March 2011)
• Co-Author with James Bibbings, "End of Commodity Fund and Advisor Exemptions?," SafeHaven: Preservation of Capital (March 2011)
• Featured Author, Financial Sense: "Uncommon News & Views for the Wise Investor," (February 2011)
• Co-Author with James Bibbings, "Money Manager and Fund Regulatory Exemptions," Forex Factory News (February 2011)
• Co-Author with James Bibbings, "What Forex CTAs, CPOs, and IBs Should Know About Entity Formation," Forex Factory News (December 2010)
• Co-Author with James Bibbings, "Obama Threatens Forex; Says Goodbye to OTC Gold Trading," Seeking Alpha News (August 2010)
• Co-Author with Matthew Kluchenek, "A Credit Default Swaps Primer: Mechanics, Benefits, Risks, Regulation and Developments," Journal of Taxation and Investments (Fall, 2009)
• Presenter, Chicago-Kent Corporate Law Panel, Discussions on Financial Services Law (Fall, 2009)

Professional and Civic Affiliations 

Member, Chicago-Lincoln Inn of Court
Member, Chicago Bar Association: Financial and Investment Services Commitee (Co-  Chair), YLS Corporate Practice Committee (Vice Chair), Securities Law Committee (Seminar Co-Coordinator), Futures and Derivatives Law Committee, Commercial Litigation Committee,  and Chicago Women's Alliance.
Member, Women In Insurance & Financial Services
Member, WILD (Women in Listed Derivatives)

Licenses and Certificates

Series 3 (Commodities and Futures Contracts License)