David Mitchell Joins Fried Frank as Partner in New York.NEW YORK -- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver shrive v. shrove or shrived, shriv·en or shrived, shriv·ing, shrives v.tr. 1. To hear the confession of and give absolution to (a penitent). 2. & Jacobson LLP announced today that David S. Mitchell has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department. He joins Fried Frank from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP where he was a partner in the Capital Markets Department. "We are delighted to welcome David to the firm. He is a highly regarded practitioner in commodities, futures and derivatives, areas which are very important to many of our clients," said Valerie Ford Jacob, Fried Frank's Chairperson. Mr. Mitchell provides regulatory, transactional and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. advice to clients in connection with structuring transactions and funds, new product development, and regulatory, compliance and enforcement matters. His primary areas of practice include: the structuring and regulatory analysis of complex derivatives and synthetic and structured products; providing advice to derivatives businesses concerning managing and mitigating legal and regulatory risks of transactions, including securities and commodities laws and regulations; derivatives related regulatory and compliance advice relating to the business activities of a broker-dealer/futures commission merchant including assisting clients with regulatory agency and self regulatory organization examinations, investigations, and enforcement actions. "Our clients are increasingly involved in complex structured products and capital markets transactions, both in the United States and internationally. David's expertise is directly relevant to these areas," said Justin Spendlove, the firm's Managing Partner. Mr. Mitchell joined Cadwalader in 1983 from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the federal regulatory agency for futures trading, was established by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1389; 7 U.S.C.A. 4a), approved October 23, 1974. . He received his LL.M LL.M Legum Magister (Master of Laws) . from New York University School of Law The New York University School of Law (NYU Law) is the law school of New York University. Established in 1835, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. , his J.D., magna cum laude, from New York Law School History New York Law School is one of the oldest independent law schools in the United States. The Law School was founded in 1891 by a group of faculty, students, and alumni of Columbia Law School led by their founding dean, Theodore William Dwight, a prominent figure in the , where he was a member of the Law Review and his B.A., summa cum laude sum·ma cum lau·de adv. & adj. With the greatest honor. Used to express the highest academic distinction: graduated summa cum laude; a summa cum laude graduate. , Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa: see fraternity. Phi Beta Kappa Leading academic honour society in the U.S., which draws its membership from college and university students. The oldest Greek-letter society in the U.S. , from City College. Mr. Mitchell has been named as a leading practitioner in Capital Markets: Derivatives by both Chambers Global: the World's Leading Lawyers for Business and Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. He is the author of numerous articles and regularly speaks before industry and professional groups on derivatives, futures, and securities regulation. Mr. Mitchell is a member of the Board of Editors of Futures & Derivatives Law Report and a member of the Board of Directors of the Futures Industry Association The Futures Industry Association (FIA) is a trade association in the United States composed of futures commission merchants. A futures commission merchant is analogous to a broker; they are entities that accept orders and payment for commodity futures for execution on a futures . Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 525 attorneys in offices in New York, Washington, D.C., London, Paris and Frankfurt. Fried Frank lawyers regularly represent major investment-banking firms, private equity houses and hedge funds, as well as many of the largest companies in the world. The firm offers legal counsel on M&A and corporate finance matters, white-collar criminal defense and civil litigation, securities regulation, compliance and enforcement, government contracts, real estate, tax, bankruptcy, antitrust, benefits and compensation, intellectual property and technology, international trade, and trusts and estates. More information on Fried Frank can be found at www.friedfrank.com. |
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