David K.A. Mordecai was invited to speak at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) CPO and Commodity Pool Roundtable on April 6, 2005 at the CFTC office in Washington, DC.
David K.A. Mordecai spoke on a panel entitled Current and Future Issues, moderated by Kenneth Raisler, Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. His co-panelists included:
- David F. McCarthy, Chief Information Officer, Martello Funds
- J. Robert Collins, Jr., Managing Partner, MotherRock LP
- Danforth Townley, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Charles Gradante, Managing Principal, Hennessee Group LLC
Attendees at this all-day roundtable were welcomed by CFTC Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska and CFTC Commissioners Walter L. Lukken, Fred Hatfield, and Michael V. Dunn. In addition to David Mordecai’s panel, topics included CPOs and Commodity Pool Industry Overview, Regulation of CPOs and Commodity Pools, Futures Market Oversight/Surveillance/Risks and Valuation and Other Issues.
