Athena Eastwood

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Partner in the Corporate & Financial Services, Asset Management and Litigation Groups, and Co-Chair of the Energy Commodities Group. Widely recognized for her regulatory and transactional work in the agricultural, energy and environmental commodities and derivatives markets. Advises agricultural cooperatives and energy market participants regarding risk management programs, commercial transactions and hedging and trading in futures and over-the-counter derivatives markets. Works extensively with green products markets, including those designed to address climate-related risks, such as carbon markets and programs for renewable fuels and renewable energy credits. represents private equity firms and a range of intermediaries and dealers registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the National Futures Association, including introducing brokers, futures commission merchants, commodity trading advisors, and swap dealers, in transactional, regulatory and legislative matters involving energy, metals, agricultural and financial commodities and derivatives.

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JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 2002; BA, Georgetown University,1999. See: https://www.willkie.com/professionals/e/eastwood-athena