Meltem F. Kodaman, Counsel, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP to Speak at KC’s Event

New York, NY, May 06, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today Meltem F. Kodaman, Counsel, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “CFTC's Financial Market Reform in 2015: Boon or Bane? LIVE Webcast.” This event is scheduled for May 15, 2015 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm (ET)

For further details, please visit:
http://theknowledgegroup.org/event_name/cftcs-financial-market-reform-in-2015-boon-or-bane-live-webcast/

About Meltem F. Kodaman

Meltem Kodaman practices in the areas of general corporate and securities law, concentrating on derivatives contracts, including interest rate, foreign exchange, equity and commodity products. A member of Sutherland’s Corporate Practice Group, Meltem’s derivatives practice represents a broad range of counterparties, including mutual funds, dealer banks, business development companies, insurance companies, pension plans, government-sponsored agencies, universities, nonprofit corporations and energy companies.

Meltem also advises commercial firms on how they may be impacted by the new regulatory regime imposed on the derivatives markets by the Dodd-Frank Act as well as European derivatives reform developments, such as European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID).

About Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP provides legal services worldwide to diverse clients in seven major practice areas: corporate, energy and environmental, financial services, intellectual property, litigation, real estate and tax.

KC Event Synopsis

The panel of key thought leaders and practitioners will provide an overview and discussion of the latest changes to The Dodd-Frank Act that affect Financial Market Reform.

Following the financial market crisis of 2008, Congress enacted the Dodd-Frank Act to control instability risk in financial markets. Subtitle A of Title VII amended the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) to regulate swaps and, to provide enhanced enforcement for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In this webinar their panel will discuss the following topics:

CFTC’s Financial Market Reform: Overview
New Rules and Regulations under the Dodd-Frank Act
Upcoming Rules and Regulations
Effect of the New Rules on Market Participants
Current Regulatory Developments & Compliance Risks

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. For further details, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org.