Anthony Mansfield

Prior to returning to private practice in 2007, Tony served as a Chief Trial Attorney and Counsel to the Director in the Division of Enforcement of the CFTC. While there, he managed a team of lawyers and investigators focused primarily on manipulation in the commodities markets. He was responsible for the Division’s investigations of numerous energy and power marketing companies relating to price reporting in the natural gas markets. He also played a central role in the Commission’s subpoena enforcement actions against natural gas price index compilers, involving First Amendment “Reporter’s Privilege” issues, and was central in the Commission’s defense of its exercise of jurisdiction over false reporting in the natural gas markets pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act.

He is also a former member of the CFTC’s Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee, and the Law & Compliance Executive Committee of the Futures Industry Association.

Tony has been recognized by Chambers USA as a stand out in this area. He has also been chosen by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America four consecutive years for his high caliber of work in derivatives and futures law, and has been honored by The Legal 500 United States as a leader in energy law and securities litigation. A frequent speaker and author, he has written on commodities and derivatives legal issues.