JonMarc P. Buffa

Professor Buffa is a Senior Trial Attorney at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), where his practice focuses on the implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 ("Dodd-Frank"), particularly federal regulation of derivative transactions, and conducting various aspects of federal court litigation. He is the CFTC's lead counsel on the $1.4 billion fraud case CFTC v. WG Trading. Professor Buffa previously served as Special Counsel and Policy Advisor to CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O'Malia where he advised the Commissioner on the implementation and promulgation of regulations pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act. He co-authored the CFTC-SEC Joint Study on Algorithmic Descriptions for Complex and Standardized Financial Derivatives.  Professor Buffa has lectured multiple times at the FBI Forensic Accountant Core Training Program and has presented at CFTC roundtables, the U.S. Department of Treasury's Conference on Ponzi Schemes, the CFTC-SEC Joint Enforcement Conference, and the SEC's 23rd Annual Joint Regulatory Conference for the Pacific Region.  Prior to joining the CFTC, Professor Buffa served in the counsel's office of Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign and was a whip to the Republican National Committee's Rules Committee and the New Jersey delegation at the Republican National Convention. He was also an attorney at three major national and international law firms. Professor Buffa is active in the local community where he serves as President of the Beekman Place Condominium Association and the Parish Pastoral Council (Board of Directors) of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. He is also serves on the Executive Committee of the Federalist Society's Financial Services and Electronic Commerce Practice Group.