Hans Montag, Baker & McKenzie LLP; Matt Kluchenek, Baker & McKenzie LLP
Hans Montag, Baker & McKenzie LLP Hans Montag is a partner at Baker and McKenzie LLP, where he has specialized his practice in the structured finance and derivatives area for almost two decades. He focuses in particular on advising legal and treasury departments of large domestic and multinational companies on securitization and derivatives.Mr. Montag earned a J.D. from New York University School of Law and also earned law degrees from the University of Cologne School of Law in Germany. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York and Germany.
Matthew Kluchenek, Baker & McKenzie LLPMatthew Kluchenek is a partner at Baker and McKenzie LLP with substantial experience counseling clients with respect to derivatives including futures, swaps, options and other instrument. His 17 years of experience include extensive work on regulatory, litigation and transactional matters. Additionally, he counsels funds, proprietary trading firms, banks, investment managers, end-users, FCMs, IBs, CTAs, CPOs and APs with respect to domestic and international derivatives matters. He advises clients on matters related to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission and self-regulatory organizations, including CME Group, Inc., the National Futures Association and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. He has published numerous articles and is a frequent speaker at industry events on issues relating to the Dodd-Frank Act, Commodity Exchange Act and the rules of the CFTC, CME and NFA. Mr. Kluchenek earned his J.D. from Chicago - Kent College of Law and his LL.M. in Securities and Financial Regulations from Georgetown University Law Center. He also holds his B.A. in Political Science from Loyola University, Chicago.
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