Chad Silverman represents financial institutions and other corporations and individuals in investigations, litigation, and other regulatory and civil enforcement matters.
Silverman has extensive experience in investigations into global financial institutions on a variety of issues, including those involving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and other government authorities and self-regulatory organizations.
Silverman also regularly counsels clients on compliance issues relating to the futures, swaps and digital asset markets, including with regard to futures commission merchant (FCM) and swap-dealer rules and guidance. He also assists clients in responding to National Futures Association (NFA) and SEC examinations and advises on regulatory and transactional matters with a nexus to derivative products and crypto assets.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Investigations Lawyers | 2026 | Investigations, Litigation, Enforcement, Financial |
Silverman’s representations include:
- an event contracts platform as plaintiff in an action filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that sought a permanent injunction to stop the Nevada Gaming Control Board from blocking the trade of derivative contracts based on sporting events
- a global financial institution in securing the resolution of a CFTC investigation concerning the company’s traditional and block-trading futures brokerage businesses
- the former head of a major financial institution’s global precious-metals trading desk in securing the acquittal of all racketeering and conspiracy charges in a five-week criminal trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- two financial institutions in securing the favorable resolution of a three-year investigation by the CFTC and New York Offce of the Attorney General regarding claims of false representation and violations of the Martin Act, New York State Penal Law and New York State Executive Law
- a cryptocurrency exchange in reaching the successful resolution of a federal criminal investigation filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- a global financial institution in reaching the settlement of an enforcement action by the CFTC involving compliance with supervision, swap data reporting and pre-trade mid-market mark disclosure rules
- a global financial institution in an CFTC resolution relating to swaps reporting issues and reporting requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act