Joshua Sterling, Litigation & Arbitration partner at Milbank LLP and former Director of the CFTC's Market Participants Division, will speak at the FIA Commodities Conference 2026, taking place September 28–30 in Houston, Texas.
Mr. Sterling will participate in a panel titled "CFTC Regulatory Update," to be held from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on September 29.
Mr. Sterling is a leading practitioner in commodities and derivatives law, representing financial services, corporate and fintech clients in high-stakes litigation, investigations and regulatory matters before the CFTC, the SEC and self-regulatory organizations. Mr. Sterling's client advice is informed by his tenure in leadership at the CFTC, the primary US regulator of the derivatives markets. As Director of the CFTC's Market Participants Division, Mr. Sterling oversaw the more than 3,300 banks, intermediaries and asset managers registered with the agency to trade derivatives in US markets. He was responsible for the CFTC's examination, rulemaking and enforcement referral programs governing those firms.
