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Expert in Futures and Commodites
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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With 34 years experience in the futures industry as a futures trader, lawyer, consultant, expert witness, NFA arbitrator and former Vice Chairman and Director of the CME, Expert offers a unique expertise to all participants in the futures industry. Futures Expertise: Twelve years in the management, strategic planning and operation of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as First Vice Chairman, Second Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Member of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Legislative Liaison to Congress. Chairman of the following CME committees: Finance and Budget, GLOBEX/Strategic Planning, Business Conduct, Floor Practices, Arbitration and Dual Trading. As Chairman of Business Conduct and Floor Practices Committee I presided over original hearings, appeals and investigations relating to trading practices, sales practices, business practices and trading ethics of members and their employees.
Member and futures trader on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange including 20 years on the trading floor and two years as CTA of futures fund. Clients include futures commission merchants, traders, brokers and customers involving trading, joint ventures, employment, arbitration, reparation and disciplinary matters. As an expert witness and consultant Expert has performed services for clients in cases before the CME, CFTC, NFA and U.S. District Court.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Chicago, Illinois;
Rockford, Illinois;
Aurora, Illinois;
Naperville, Illinois;
Joliet, Illinois;
Elgin, Illinois;
South Bend, Indiana;
Gary, Indiana;
Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
and Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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Degree |
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Institution |
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Honors |
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1966
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J.D.
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Law
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Northwestern University Law School
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1963
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B.S.
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Accounting
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University of Illinois
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Honors in Accounting
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1977 to
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(Undisclosed)
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Attorney, Expert Witness, Consultant
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Expert is responsible for all areas regarding the futures and commodities industry.
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1972 to 1977
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Much Shelist Freed Denenberg & Ament P.C.
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Attorney
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Expert was a partner handling corporate and tax matters.
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1970 to 1972
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Cohen and Expert
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Partner
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Expert was a partner handling corporate and tax matters
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1966 to 1969
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Clausen Hirsch Miller & Gorman
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Associate lawyer
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Expert was an associate lawyer handling insurance defense and litigation matters.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding your expert consulting needs.
Expert is available for consulting to corporate, legal and government clients.
Remember, your initial screening call to speak with
Expert is free.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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Expert has been retained in two futures cases in Federal court, one in Illinois involving MF Global and the other in South Carolina involving commodities fraud. In addition he has been retained in cases before the CFTC, CME, NYSE and NFA. He is currently an arbitrator for the NFA and has had numerous consulting assignments for individuals, FCM's and Investment Firms. He was a past Vice Chairman and Director of the CME and was Chairman of the Business Conduct and Arbitration committees.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Expert for consulting on NFA Arbitration.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding expert testimony,
litigation consulting and support, forensic services, or any related expert witness services.
A few litigation needs include product liability, personal injury, economic loss, intellectual property
(patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright), and insurance matters. Remember, your initial screening
call to speak with
Expert is free.
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Expert has participated in all aspects of the futures industry as a trader, lawyer, Vice Chairman and Director of the CME, expert witness, consultant and arbitrator.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding your marketing research, industry research, and company
research needs. For research needs involving multiple experts or secondary research,
a Research Director can be assigned to coordinate the work into a custom report for you as a potentially quicker
and more cost effective alternative to doing this work yourself or hiring a boutique consultancy.
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Expert is free.
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