概览
Danielle Abada is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Capital Markets group in New York and a member of the Derivatives & Structured Products and Fintech practices. She counsels financial institutions and fintechs on a broad range of regulatory, compliance, transactional, and legislative matters. Danielle supports clients in navigating the regulatory landscape for derivatives and in understanding and addressing market, product, and legal developments.
Danielle served as Senior Special Counsel in the Market Participants Division of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and previously served as Senior Counsel to CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson. She was also the designated federal officer for the Market Risk Advisory Committee. During her time at the CFTC, Danielle advised on complex legal, regulatory, and policy matters affecting CFTC-regulated entities and advanced the Commission’s priorities on regulatory and market developments, including crypto assets and blockchain technologies, prediction markets and event contracts, and artificial intelligence.
教育背景
- 耶鲁法学院, 法律博士
- Yale School of Management, 工商管理硕士
- Cornell University, 文学学士
执业资格
- 纽约州
专业及社区参与
- Member, New York City Bar Association, Futures & Derivatives Committee and Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
- Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section
- Previous Electronic Financial Services & Digital Currency Subcommittee Young Lawyer Liaison
- Member, Women in Financial Markets
- Past Participant, Future Leaders in Derivatives Program, International Swaps and Derivatives Association
- Vice Chair, UJA Federation of New York, Young Lawyers Leadership Division