Gary DeWaal focuses his practice on financial services regulatory matters. He counsels clients on the application of evolving regulatory requirements to existing businesses and structuring more effective compliance programs, as well as assists in defending and resolving regulatory disciplinary actions and enforcement matters. Gary also advises buy-side and sell-side clients, as well as trading facilities and clearing houses, on the developing laws and regulations related to cryptocurrencies and digital tokens.
Previously, Gary was a senior managing director and group general counsel for Newedge, where he oversaw the worldwide Legal, Compliance, Financial Crimes Prevention (including AML) and Regulatory Developments departments. He also worked for the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Enforcement in New York. For several years, Gary taught a course in derivatives regulation as an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School. He currently serves as a practitioner faculty and mentor for the State University of New York Buffalo Law School’s New York City Program on Finance & Law.
Gary is frequently quoted in the media for his thoughts on the international financial services industry and has published numerous articles on futures and securities industry issues. He regularly lectures or appears as a speaker at futures and securities industry conferences or in training sessions for international regulators. Gary is the sole author and publisher of Bridging the Week, a blog addressing issues in the financial services industry.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Gary De Waal
- Bridging the Weeks by Gary DeWaal: March 18 – 29 and April 1, 2019 (Programmer’s Trial; Trade Reporting Headaches; Food Giants Settle Manipulation Enforcement Action) - (Posted On Monday, April 01, 2019)
- Bridging the Week by Gary DeWaal: March 11 – 15 and March 18, 2019 (Positioning for New Position Limits Proposal; Custody and Cryptoassets; Supervision for Swap Dealers) VIDEO - (Posted On Monday, March 18, 2019)
- Bridging the Week by Gary DeWaal: March 4 – 8 and March 11, 2019 (Bribing Is Wrong; Smarter Swaps APs Are Better; Commercially Reasonable Prices for EFRPs Are Best) - (Posted On Monday, March 11, 2019)
- Bridging the Week by Gary DeWaal: February 25 – March 1 and March 4, 2019 (Appeal Not Appealing; Purported Fraudster Indicted for Fraud) - (Posted On Monday, March 04, 2019)
- Bridging the Week by Gary DeWaal: February 19 – 22 and February 25, 2019 (Spoofer New Trial?; Utility Token?; Capital Rules To Discourage Clearing?) - (Posted On Monday, February 25, 2019)
- Bridging the Weeks by Gary DeWaal: February 4 – February 15 and February 19, 2019 (Cryptosecurities, Cryptocurrencies, Examination Priorities Redux) [Video] - (Posted On Tuesday, February 19, 2019)
- Bridging the Week by Gary DeWaal: January 28 – February 1 and February 4, 2019 (Spoofing; SEF Trading; Security Tokens; Bitcoin Sales) [VIDEO] - (Posted On Monday, February 04, 2019)
- Bridging the Week by Gary DeWaal: January 21 – 25 and January 28, 2019 (Security Tokens, Utility Tokens; Another Regulator’s Priorities) [Video] - (Posted On Monday, January 28, 2019)
- Bridging the Week by Gary DeWaal: January 14 – 18 and January 22, 2019 (Hacking at the SEC; Digital Assets; Spoofing) [Video] - (Posted On Tuesday, January 22, 2019)
- Commentaries Bridging the Week by Gary DeWaal: January 7 – 11 and January 14, 2019 (Freedom of Speech; Cryptoasset Regulation Gaps; Cybersecurity) - (Posted On Monday, January 14, 2019)
Gary De Waal and his “Bridging the Week” column has been selected for a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leadership Award. Mr. De Waal’s consistent and thorough coverage of financial regulation in his weekly column--complete with a video version--provides NLR readers with good, solid legal analysis of the many updates on the SEC, FINRA and the CFTC, just to name a few. With steady coverage of CFTC's enforcement actions, SEC Penalties and analysis of Cryptosecurities, Mr. De Waal has written an impressive amount of analysis providing an important asset for NLR readers as they navigate these sometimes confusing waters.