Harris Kay, Partner-in-Charge Chicago, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Harris Kay is the Partner-in-Charge of the Chicago office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.  For over 25 years, Harris has represented financial services firms and individuals in a wide range of registration, compliance, regulatory, and litigation matters. He assists members of the securities and derivatives industries in navigating the complex statutory and regulatory framework in which these businesses operate.  His commodity futures and derivatives practice involves assisting derivatives exchanges, futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, commodity pool operators, and commodity trading advisors in a variety of registration, regulatory, and compliance matters. Proprietary trading firm clients turn to Harris for advice and counsel regarding regulatory and exchange rule compliance and myriad day-to-day formation and operational issues. And, when necessary, Harris represents futures- and derivatives-industry clients in regulatory inquiries, investigations, and enforcement proceedings before the CFTC, NFA, and various exchanges.  Harris has served on the board of directors of for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and has written on numerous litigation and regulatory issues related to the industry.