TradeTech FX USA 2025

February 10 - 12, 2025

JW Marriott Marquis, Miami

Justin Slaughter

Political and Business Consultant Mercury Strategies (Former CFTC)
Justin has served in just about every area of government and politics, from Capitol Hill to the Executive Branch, and from the judiciary to political campaigns. As Chief Policy Adviser and Special Counsel to Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner Sharon Y. Bowen, Justin advised the Commissioner on all matters of policy, politics, press and law regarding the futures and swaps markets, including advising the Commissioner on regulations regarding algorithmic trading, cybersecurity, fintech, and corporate governance. Prior to that, Justin served as General Counsel to Senator Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts and advised the Senator on matters of law, finance, taxation, and foreign policy, including implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and JOBS Act, policies to spur domestic economic growth, government funding and the raising of the debt ceiling, executive branch nominations involving economic and financial policy, and efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Justin has also served as Investigative Counsel on the Minority Staff of the House Natural Resources Committee, where he engaged in oversight and investigations of the energy futures markets. Justin has also practiced law at the Washington office of McDermott Will and Emery LLP, where he focused his practice on securities and congressional investigations. Justin served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jerome Farris on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. A native of Atlanta, GA, Justin is a graduate of Yale Law School (J.D.) and Columbia University (B.A.).

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