Webinar 03.20.25
03.20
DC Disrupted: A New Approach: Trump 2.0 & Crypto
12:00PM - 12:30PM EDT
Daniel Budofsky comes recommended for his advice on the Dodd-Frank Act and Volcker Rules and “is an expert on ISDA and has significant knowledge of the credit default swap market."
Daniel Budofsky is the leader of the Derivatives & Structured Products group. With over 30 years of experience he advises financial institutions, corporations, investment funds and asset managers on financial products and regulation in domestic and international transactions.
Daniel’s practice encompasses equity derivatives, securities lending and repurchase transactions, energy and commodity hedging, regulatory capital transactions, synthetic securitizations and other types of derivatives across all asset classes. He works on numerous derivatives and financing transactions, as well as a variety of complex structured products.
Representative Experience
- Acted as counsel to the Asset Management Group of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) in connection with derivatives reform.
- Represented the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) in connection with the drafting of the 2006 Fund Derivatives Definitions and the 2011 Equity Derivatives Definitions projects.
- Advises on token offerings, including utility tokens and security tokens in compliance with U.S. and foreign securities laws in a variety of industries, such as financial services, blockchain technology, gaming, energy, consumer goods, real estate and pharmaceuticals.
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- Advises a leading player in the distributed ledger sector in structuring first-in-kind counterparty relationships with leading financial institutions seeking to adopt distributed ledger solutions.
Professional Highlights
- Recognized by Best Lawyers (published by BL Rankings LLC), Derivatives and Futures Law (2006 – 2025); Securitization and Structured Finance Law (2018 – 2025); Securities/Capital Markets Law (2023 – 2025)
- International Financial Law Review, Leading Lawyer – Financial Services Regulatory; Capital Markets: Structured Finance & Securitisation; Capital Markets: Derivatives – United States (2018 – 2019)
- Member of the Projects Team, Ranked in IJ Global – Three Top 20 League Tables for First of 2017 in North America (including Project Finance, Infrastructure Finance and Power Infrastructure Finance)
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- Honors & Awards
- Best Lawyers’, “Lawyer of the Year,” Derivatives and Futures Law, (2015)
- IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate guide, Leading Lawyer (2010 – 2013, 2016 – 2019)
- Chambers Global, Capital Markets: Derivatives (2004, 2007 to present)
- Chambers USA, Capital Markets: Derivatives (2005 to present)
- Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2016)
- The Legal 500 U.S. (2014, 2016)
- Chambers USA, New York – Capital Markets: Derivatives (2004)
- Associations
- Member of the Blockchain Trade Association
- Member, New York City Bar (1992 – present)
- Member, New York State Bar Association, Member and former chairman, Derivatives and Structured Products Law Committee
- Speaking Engagements
- "Regulatory Outlook: Blockchain,” Jeff Pulver’s Inaugural WON Wvolution in New York City is a Who’s Who in Shaping the Future of Communication. Chairperson and Speaker (April 2023)
- "Issues in Financial Regulation: The Applicability of the U.S. Securities Laws, Commodity Laws, and Other Financial Regulation to Various Use Cases of NFTs” Unpacking the Boom: What Your Company Needs to Know about NFTs 2022 (November 2022)
- “Going Digital,” American College of Investment Counsel’s 2021 Virtual Fall Annual Meeting and Education Conference (October 14, 2021).
- “Episode #9: Virtual Currency, Digital Securities and Stablecoins,” The Pillsbury Industry Insights Podcast (June 12, 2020).
- The Legalities of an ICO – Utilities vs. Securities at Blockhous
Education
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J.D., New York University School of Law
Order of the CoifB.S., Cornell University
Admissions
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New York