Larry Patent is of counsel in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. His principal areas of concentration are investment management, commodity futures, financial services and derivatives matters.
Mr. Patent's experience includes substantial involvement with all of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulations related to intermediaries, including registration and fitness, sales practices, disclosure, reporting, recordkeeping, minimum financial requirements, customer funds protection, international trading, foreign currency, anti-money laundering, bankruptcy, risk assessment and managed funds.
Prior to joining K&L Gates, Mr. Patent served as deputy director of the Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight at the CFTC. Mr. Patent worked at the CFTC in various capacities for more than 30 years.