Micah S. Green

Serve as regulatory counsel to the Wholesale Markets Brokers Association, Americas (WMBAA) before the CFTC and SEC focusing on Dodd-Frank rulemaking involving swap execution facilities. Subsequently helped the WMBAA secure interpretive guidance and no-action relief on numerous issues.

Represented the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) through the Dodd-Frank legislative process and regulatory rule-making at the CFTC and the SEC on matters relating to swap data repositories under Title VII under Dodd-Frank. Provide DTCC continued Washington representation as well as advice and counsel on CFTC and SEC compliance issues.

Helped to spearhead Assured Guaranty’s efforts to develop and execute a federal advocacy strategy before Congress and the administration, as one of the largest creditors having insured bonds issued by Puerto Rico and its various agencies. This led to the development of federal initiatives to address Puerto Rico’s fiscal crisis in a manner intended to re-establish credibility with and access to capital markets.

Represented the Bond Dealers of America during the consideration of H.R. 1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, on issues relating to municipal bonds.

Represented a cryptocurrency trading platform before the CFTC on a fundamental issue of when delivery of a currency trade occurs. This initiated a broader policy review by the CFTC to ensure that both the cryptocurrency trading processes and the application of blockchain technology were understood and applied in this policy-making.

Moderator, "Governing/Regulating During the COVID-19 Crisis – Dialogue with Senior Staff to CFTC Chairman Tarbert," Derivatives and Futures Law Committee of DC Bar Corporation, Finance, and Securities Law Community Webinar, June 22, 2020.

"Wrap Up," ABA Business Law Section, Derivatives & Futures Law Committee Winter Meeting, January 25, 2020

"Next 10 years: Where are we going?," ABA Business Law Section, Derivatives & Futures Law Committee Winter Meeting, January 25, 2019

"Shaping Congressional Action and Legislative Priorities," FiSCA 2018 Annual Conference, October 4, 2018

"Wrap Up," ABA Business Law Section, Derivatives & Futures Law Committee Winter Meeting, January 19, 2017

Moderator, "A View From the Hill: The Trump Presidency," SefCon VII 2017, January 18, 2017

"The First 100 Days: Predictions for US Companies and the Counsel Who Advise Them," LexisNexis, December 7, 2016

"Implications of the Recent Last Look Settlement on Your Business," Foreign Exchange Professionals Association, January 12, 2016

Moderator, "View From the Hill," Swap Execution Facility Conference, Wholesale Markets Brokers' Association, Americas, October 26, 2015