Energy and Commodities
Energy &
Commodities
Seasoned professionals with comprehensive expertise spanning trading, derivatives, hedging, transportation, contract negotiation, risk management, pricing strategies, and regulatory compliance across global energy and commodities markets.
PRACTICE AREA · EXPERT WITNESS & CONSULTING
About this practice
PRACTICE OVERVIEW
SEDA's Energy and Commodities practice comprises a team of seasoned professionals with comprehensive expertise spanning trading, derivatives, hedging, transportation, contract negotiation (e.g., freight agreements), risk management, pricing strategies, and regulatory compliance.
Our experts leverage quantitative and fundamental analysis for physical and financial commodities instruments. Their skillset extends beyond trading to valuation, pricing, origination, fundamental analysis, operations, and associated derivatives.
Our team also brings significant expertise in the infrastructure underpinning commodities markets, including railways, ports, mines, transportation, freight, and storage — as well as former regulatory experience at the CFTC providing an essential enforcement perspective.
SEDA operates across the full spectrum of energy and commodities engagements — providing expert witness testimony in FERC, CFTC, and international arbitration proceedings involving price manipulation, benchmark integrity, and trading conduct, while also advising energy companies, trading firms, and financial institutions as consulting experts on risk management frameworks, contract dispute strategy, and regulatory compliance in physical and financial energy markets.
WHY SEDA
Former global heads of commodities trading at Goldman Sachs, EuroChem, and Trafigura — with direct experience across power, gas, oil, dry freight, iron ore, fertilizers, and emissions.
Former CFTC Commissioner and senior regulatory counsel — adding essential enforcement and compliance perspective to energy and commodities disputes.
Deep expertise in physical and financial commodities instruments — covering quantitative analysis, valuation, pricing, origination, and infrastructure including railways, ports, and storage.
SUB-PRACTICE AREAS
Areas of expertise
01
Physical Commodities Trading
Related: Alternative Asset Classes · Risk Management
02
Derivatives & Financial Instruments
Related: Securities & Derivatives · Alternative Assets
Physical trading of power, gas, oil, dry freight, iron ore, fertilizers, biomass, emissions, petroleum coke, and thermal and metallurgical coal across global markets.
Expert opinions on commodities market infrastructure including railways, ports, mines, transportation, freight logistics, and storage — covering operational standards and contractual obligations.
03
Infrastructure & Logistics
Related: Risk Management · Asset Servicing
Analysis of commodity derivatives — futures, forwards, options, swaps, and structured products — including pricing, valuation, hedging strategies, and dispute resolution.
04
Regulatory & Enforcement
Related: Investigation & Regulatory Enforcement
Former CFTC Commissioner and senior counsel provide essential enforcement and compliance perspective on CFTC proceedings, position limits, manipulation claims, and regulatory investigations.
