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Michael S. Sackheim

Michael S. Sackheim

Sidley Austin LLP

New York, NY, USA


Michael Sackheim concentrates on exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivatives regulatory, transactional and enforcement matters, including structured products. He has been advising financial institutions on the implications of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act. He is also a member of a practice group that regularly advises derivatives end users. 

Memberships and Affiliations
  • Past Chair, New York City Bar's Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee. 
  • Managing Editor, Futures & Derivatives Law Report (Thomson Reuters, publ.). 
  • Member, Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk and Compliance, Business Law Partner Advisory Board.
  • Member, Futures Industry Association, Law & Compliance Division.


Recent Publications
  • Professional Responsibility Issues for Swaps Lawyers Under Dodd-Frank (Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, November 2012)
  • Four Critical Issues Affecting Commodity Pools and Derivative Transactions Under Proposed Regulations Implementing the Volcker Rule (Futures & Derivatives Law Report, June 2012)
  • In the Aftermath of MF Global (Law360, December 21, 2011)
  • Dodd-Frank Act Has Its First Birthday, But Derivatives End Users Have Little Cause to Celebrate (Harvard Business Law Review Online, July 2011)
  • Position Limits for Commodity Derivatives Under Dodd-Frank (Thomson Reuters Accelus™ - Business Law Currents, June 21, 2011)
  • Ethical Issues for Lawyers Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act:  Lawyer Representations Under the End-User Swap Exemption (Securities Regulation & Law Report, June 6, 2011)
  • Commodities Regulation and Derivatives (Chapters 3 and 16, Derivatives:  Legal Practice and Strategies, Aspen Publishers, 2010)
  • Deconstructing Dodd-Frank: Regulation of Over-the-Counter Derivatives (Practical Law, November 2010)
  • Knocking on the Clearinghouse Door (Futures & Derivatives Law Report, August 2010)
  • Energy Prosecutions:  Is the CFTC Out of Gas? (Futures & Derivatives Law Report, December 2009)
  • DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund: An Innovative Exchange-Traded Fund (Futures Industry Magazine, May/June 2006)
  • Derivatives, Issuers & Counsel: Reporting of Material Violations (Derivatives Week, December 22, 2004)
  • False Reporting of OTC Energy Transactions (Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, August 2004)
  • Ethical Standards for New York Brokerage House Attorneys (Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, October 2000)
Michael S. Sackheim is associated with the following items:
Course Handbooks  Course Handbooks Ethics for Transactional Lawyers 2009
PLI Ethics Programs: Spring 2013 - Ethics for Transactional Lawyers 2013
PLI Ethics Programs: Chicago 2013 , Chicago, IL
CHB Chapters  CHB Chapters Ethics for Transactional Attorneys: Hypothetical - Ethics for Transactional Lawyers 2009 , Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Front Matter - Ethics for Transactional Lawyers 2009 , Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Ethics for Transactional Attorneys 2009 - Ethics for Transactional Lawyers 2009 , Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Professional Responsibility Issues Under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act - Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012 , Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Professional Responsibility Issues Under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act - New Developments in Securitization 2012 , Thursday, November 29, 2012
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Issues - Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2013 , Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Professional Responsibility Issues Under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act - Investment Management Institute 2013 , Thursday, March 07, 2013
Hypothetical - PLI Ethics Programs: Spring 2013 , Friday, March 08, 2013
Professional Responsibility Issues Under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act - PLI Ethics Programs: Spring 2013 , Friday, March 08, 2013
Professional Responsibility Issues - Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2013 , Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Professional Responsibility Issues Under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act (January 2013) - PLI Ethics Programs: Chicago 2013 , Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Hypothetical - PLI Ethics Programs: Chicago 2013 , Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Professional Responsibility Issues Under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act - Pocket MBA Summer 2013: Finance for Lawyers , Monday, June 03, 2013
Professional Responsibility Issues Under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act (July 2013) - Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2013 , Thursday, October 17, 2013
Transcripts  Transcripts Ethics - Ethics , Monday, April 12, 2010
Derivatives and Professional Responsibility - Derivatives and Professional Responsibility , Friday, October 19, 2012
Ethics Issues for Securitization Lawyers - Ethics Issues for Securitization Lawyers , Thursday, December 06, 2012
Derivatives Regulation and its Impact on Securitization - Derivatives Regulation and its Impact on Securitization , Thursday, December 06, 2012
Enforcement and Ethics: A. When the Deal Goes Wrong: Enforcing Corporate Agreements and the Importance of Boilerplate; B. Ethical Issues in Drafting Corporate Agreements - Enforcement and Ethics: A. When the Deal Goes Wrong: Enforcing Corporate Agreements and the Importance of Boilerplate; B. Ethical Issues in Drafting Corporate Agreements , Thursday, January 03, 2013
Ethics - Ethics , Friday, March 15, 2013
Ethics for Transactional Lawyers 2013 - Ethics for Transactional Lawyers 2013 , Monday, April 01, 2013
Web Segment  Web Segment Derivatives and Professional Responsibility - Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012 , Friday, October 19, 2012
Ethics Issues for Securitization Lawyers - New Developments in Securitization 2012 , Thursday, December 06, 2012
Derivatives Regulation and its Impact on Securitization - New Developments in Securitization 2012 , Thursday, December 06, 2012
Enforcement and Ethics: A. When the Deal Goes Wrong: Enforcing Corporate Agreements and the Importance of Boilerplate; B. Ethical Issues in Drafting Corporate Agreements - Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2013 , Thursday, January 03, 2013
Ethics - Investment Management Institute 2013 , Friday, March 15, 2013
A. Structuring and Negotiating Earn-Outs B. Ethics in Negotiating and Documenting Transactions C. Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Majority Shareholders - Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2013 , Wednesday, June 12, 2013
MP3 Audio  MP3 Audio Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012: Derivatives and Professional Responsibility - Derivatives and Professional Responsibility , Friday, October 26, 2012
New Developments in Securitization: Ethics Issues for Securitization Lawyers - Ethics Issues for Securitization Lawyers , Friday, December 07, 2012
New Developments in Securitization: Derivatives Regulation and its Impact on Securitization - Derivatives Regulation and its Impact on Securitization , Friday, December 07, 2012
Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2013: Enforcement and Ethics: A. When the Deal Goes Wrong: Enforcing Corporate Agreements and the Importance of Boilerplate; B. Ethical Issues in Drafting Corporate Agreements - Enforcement and Ethics: A. When the Deal Goes Wrong: Enforcing Corporate Agreements and the Importance of Boilerplate; B. Ethical Issues in Drafting Corporate Agreements , Thursday, January 10, 2013
Ethics for Transactional Lawyers 2013 , Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2013: A. Structuring and Negotiating Earn-Outs B. Ethics in Negotiating and Documenting Transactions C. Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Majority Shareholders - A. Structuring and Negotiating Earn-Outs B. Ethics in Negotiating and Documenting Transactions C. Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Majority Shareholders , Thursday, June 13, 2013
MP4 - Mobile Video Seg  MP4 - Mobile Video Seg Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012: Derivatives and Professional Responsibility - Derivatives and Professional Responsibility , Friday, October 26, 2012
New Developments in Securitization: Derivatives Regulation and its Impact on Securitization - Derivatives Regulation and its Impact on Securitization , Friday, December 07, 2012
New Developments in Securitization: Ethics Issues for Securitization Lawyers - Ethics Issues for Securitization Lawyers , Friday, December 07, 2012
Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2013: Enforcement and Ethics: A. When the Deal Goes Wrong: Enforcing Corporate Agreements and the Importance of Boilerplate; B. Ethical Issues in Drafting Corporate Agreements - Enforcement and Ethics: A. When the Deal Goes Wrong: Enforcing Corporate Agreements and the Importance of Boilerplate; B. Ethical Issues in Drafting Corporate Agreements , Thursday, January 10, 2013
Ethics for Transactional Lawyers 2013 , Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2013: A. Structuring and Negotiating Earn-Outs B. Ethics in Negotiating and Documenting Transactions C. Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Majority Shareholders - A. Structuring and Negotiating Earn-Outs B. Ethics in Negotiating and Documenting Transactions C. Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Majority Shareholders , Thursday, June 13, 2013
On-Demand Web Programs  On-Demand Web Programs Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012 , Wednesday, October 31, 2012 , New York, NY
New Developments in Securitization 2012 , Friday, December 14, 2012 , New York, NY
Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2013 , Wednesday, January 16, 2013 , New York, NY
Investment Management Institute 2013 , Friday, March 22, 2013 , New York, NY
Ethics for Transactional Lawyers 2013 , Monday, April 01, 2013 , New York, NY
Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2013 , Friday, June 21, 2013 , New York, NY
Live Seminar  Live Seminar Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2013 , Thursday, October 17, 2013 , New York, NY
Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2014 , Friday, January 10, 2014 , New York, NY
Ethics for Financial Industry Lawyers 2014 , Friday, February 21, 2014 , New York, NY
Investment Management Institute 2014 , Thursday, March 06, 2014 , New York, NY
Ethics for Financial Industry Lawyers 2014 , Wednesday, April 30, 2014 , Chicago, IL
Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2012 , Tuesday, October 16, 2012 , New York, NY
New Developments in Securitization 2012 , Thursday, November 29, 2012 , New York, NY
Investment Management Institute 2013 , Thursday, March 07, 2013 , New York, NY
Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2013 , Wednesday, January 02, 2013 , New York, NY
Acquiring or Selling the Privately Held Company 2013 , Thursday, June 06, 2013 , New York, NY
Ethics for Transactional Lawyers 2013 , Monday, March 18, 2013 , New York, NY
Ethics for Transactional Lawyers 2013 , Wednesday, May 01, 2013 , Chicago, IL
Live Webcast  Live Webcast Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives 2013 , Thursday, October 17, 2013 , New York, NY
Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2014 , Friday, January 10, 2014 , New York, NY
Ethics for Financial Industry Lawyers 2014 , Friday, February 21, 2014 , New York, NY
Investment Management Institute 2014 , Thursday, March 06, 2014 , New York, NY
PLI Grpcast-Live Web  PLI Grpcast-Live Web Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2014 , Friday, January 10, 2014 , Boston, MA
Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements , Friday, January 10, 2014 , Columbus, OH
Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2014 , Friday, January 10, 2014 , Philadelphia, PA
Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2014 , Friday, January 10, 2014 , Cleveland, OH
Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2014 , Friday, January 10, 2014 , Birmingham, AL
Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2014 , Friday, January 10, 2014 , Atlanta, GA
Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2014 , Friday, January 10, 2014 , Mechanicsburg, PA
Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements 2014 , Friday, January 10, 2014 , Pittsburgh, PA
Ethics for Financial Industry Lawyers 2014 , Friday, February 21, 2014 , Nashville, TN
Investment Management Institute 2014 , Thursday, March 06, 2014 , Mechanicsburg, PA
Investment Management Institute 2014 , Thursday, March 06, 2014 , Pittsburgh, PA
Investment Management Institute 2014 , Thursday, March 06, 2014 , Philadelphia, PA
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