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Mayer Brown names former CFTC counsel Danielle Abada as partner

The appointment places Abada in Mayer Brown's Capital Markets practice in New York after she worked at the CFTC, including advising on issues affecting CFTC-regulated entities such as digital assets and AI.

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Global law firm Mayer Brown has appointed Danielle Abada, a former senior official at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, as a partner in its Capital Markets practice in New York, according to a PR Newswire report carried by Hedgeweek.

At the CFTC, Abada served as Senior Special Counsel in the Market Participants Division and previously held the role of Senior Counsel to Commissioner Kristin N Johnson.

Hedgeweek reports that Abada advised on legal, regulatory and policy matters affecting CFTC-regulated entities, with work covering digital assets, blockchain technology, prediction markets, event contracts and artificial intelligence.

Mayer Brown said Abada will work alongside its Derivatives and Structured Products and Fintech teams, advising clients, including on derivatives, securities regulation, compliance and transactions, as her experience also included advising fintech companies, hedge funds, investment managers and proprietary trading firms.

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