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Securities, Derivatives & Crypto Expert

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

Additional Information

I am a regulatory attorney, consultant, and expert witness with over twenty years of experience at the intersection of law, finance, and technology. I regularly assist attorneys, corporations, and regulators in matters involving securities, derivatives, commodities, broker-dealers, investment advisers, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and financial institutions. My work spans compliance, enforcement defense, risk management, white-collar defense, internal investigations, complex litigation, arbitration, and mediation. My background includes serving as a Senior Trial Attorney at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), where I investigated and litigated high-profile cases involving fraud, market manipulation, and complex financial products, and as Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for a global financial institution, where I oversaw broker-dealer, RIA, hedge fund, and investment company compliance. As a Partner at Kennyhertz Perry, LLC, I continue to advise clients nationwide on regulatory and enforcement matters, financial institution compliance, and emerging technology risks. I am widely recognized for my expertise in cryptocurrency, digital assets, blockchain, fintech, regtech, cybersecurity, data privacy, online forensics, and advertising fraud, including click-fraud analysis. My expert witness engagements include testimony and consulting on securities and cryptocurrency regulations, trading analysis, broker-dealer and FCM standard of care, monetary and asset tracing, complex forensic analysis, compliance reviews, and regulatory investigations before agencies including the CFTC, SEC, FINRA, NFA, CFPB, FTC, OCC, FDIC, and DOJ. I hold a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law, where I was a member of the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, and a B.S. in Journalism from Kansas State University. I am admitted to practice law in Missouri, Kansas, the District of Columbia, and Georgia. I am a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), a Qualified Risk Director (QRD®), and hold a Certificate in Risk Governance®. I previously held Series 7, 24, and 66 securities licenses, and I am certified in Digital Currency (DCC). I have served as a panelist for the Certified Financial Planner Board’s Disciplinary and Ethics Commission, as a FINRA and NFA arbitrator, and as a neutral with the Mediation and Conciliation Network. I have been selected to the DCRO Cyber Risk Governance Council and the Association of Derivative Professionals’ (NIBA) Advisory Group, where I currently co-chair the Compliance Officers Group. I frequently lecture and publish on topics including financial regulation, enforcement, cryptocurrency, blockchain, fintech, cybersecurity, regulatory policy, and compliance. My speaking engagements include national and international conferences, bar associations, and university programs. Attorneys retain me for my ability to translate complex financial, regulatory, and technological issues into clear, actionable analysis for courts, juries, regulators, and decision-makers. My unique combination of enforcement, compliance, litigation, and technical experience allows me to provide comprehensive support in expert witness testimony, forensic analysis, trial consulting, standard of care opinions, and litigation strategy.