20 May 2026
Skadden Welcomes Tim Elliott as Derivatives Partner in Chicago
"Skadden has hired Tim Elliott as a derivatives partner in its Chicago office. He will work in derivatives and financial services regulation and transactional counseling."
Mr. Elliott will focus on financial services regulation and transactional counseling. He advises exchanges, clearinghouses, trading platforms, proprietary trading firms, brokerages, investment managers and other market participants before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other federal and global regulatory agencies and self-regulatory organizations.
Mr. Elliott has more than 25 years of experience in the derivatives and securities industries. He most recently served as general counsel for the National Futures Association and, before that, spent over 15 years at CME Group, where he was chief regulatory counsel overseeing the legal and regulatory functions of the derivatives exchange group. He advises market participants on regulatory and legislative developments, regulatory business strategy and the formation of federal policy governing derivatives under the Commodity Exchange Act.