Dan M. Berkovitz's practice encompasses all aspects of the regulatory, enforcement and legislative agenda affecting the swaps and futures markets. His clients, both domestic and international, include entities in ongoing US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) investigations, multi-national swap dealers, managed funds, a major US manufacturer, and industry trade and advocacy associations.
Mr. Berkovitz joined WilmerHale in 2013 after more than 30 years of government service in the US Senate and several key governmental agencies, including the CFTC, Department of Energy, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Mr. Berkovitz served as General Counsel of the CFTC from 2009-2013, where he played a key role in the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act and in the commission's rulemakings to implement the act. He also supervised the agency's appellate litigation and counseled the commission on administrative, budgetary and operational issues, and served as the CFTC's Deputy Representative to the Financial Stability Oversight Council.
