David Kaufman

Practice Areas

Derivatives + Commodities; Corporate Finance | Capital Markets; Energy Regulatory; Structured Products; Lending + Financial Transactions; Financial Services

Career

David Kaufman concentrates on structured transactions involving commodities and derivatives. He also has extensive experience with mergers, acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations.

David works closely with the firm’s financial institution and end-user clients in the commodity, equity, fixed income, and credit derivative markets, often assisting clients in developing and structuring products and transactions and evaluating such products and transactions under applicable securities and commodities law. In his regulatory work, David focuses on the Commodity Exchange Act and the CFTC’s regulations, including the statutory and regulatory regime resulting from Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act.

David represents major commodities dealers, trading firms, and investments funds, as well as commercial end-users, in commodity-based transactions involving energy, precious and base metals, currencies, and agricultural products. This work has involved structuring and documenting trading, hedging, financing, supply and offtake, storage, processing, and tolling transactions, together with associated margin and other collateral arrangements. He also represents funds and individuals in negotiating and documenting equity derivative transactions designed to hedge and/or monetize large or illiquid share positions.

Personal

J.D., Harvard Law School; B.A., University of Rochester