Matthew K. Kerfoot is a partner in the Global Commodities and Derivatives Group at Dechert LLP in New York. Mr. Kerfoot advises on commodities, derivatives and securities matters for global financial institutions throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas. Mr. Kerfoot has been counsel to Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citibank and many other premier investment and commercial banks, as well as nearly all of the world's 50 largest asset managers. Mr. Kerfoot is often cited as an authority on commodities and derivatives matters in the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Derivatives Week and various other financial publications. Mr. Kerfoot routinely speaks on derivatives topics around the world, including at industry conferences in Paris, London, Frankfurt and other financial centers.
Prior to returning to private practice, Mr. Kerfoot was a senior banker at HSBC plc, where he led the team that launched the world's first exchange-traded long/short commodity structured note platform. At HSBC, Mr. Kerfoot also advised many of the largest US, European and Asian hedge fund managers in developing innovative derivatives-based solutions for their financing, liquidity and risk management needs.
Before moving to the business-side, Mr. Kerfoot practiced in the derivatives space for several years as an in-house lawyer at Credit Suisse in its Legal and Compliance Division and Shearman & Sterling LLP in its Asset Management and Derivatives groups.