Ronald Filler
Visiting Professor of Practice
Biography
Ronald Filler has taught several law courses related to the financial services industry at four different U.S. law schools over the past 45+ years. He currently serves, and has previously served, on several industry boards and advisory committees throughout his career. Currently, he is a Public Representative on the Board of Directors of the National Futures Association, the derivatives industry self regulatory organization (since 2010). He has published extensively on a variety of topics facing the financial services industry including co-authoring a law treatise on "Regulation of Financial Derivative Instruments (Swaps, Options & Futures)" and an Amicus Brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. A list of all of his publications is set forth in his CV. In 2022, he was inducted into the FIA Hall of Fame. New York Law School has named an institute in his honor, the Ronald Filler Financial Services Law Institute. He has lectured extensively, both here in the U.S. and globally, in some 300 conferences.
Expertise
- Derivatives markets and law
- Securities markets and law
- Brokerage firms
- Investment advisers
- Cryptocurrencies/digital assets
Research Areas
- Derivatives law
- Securities law
- Financial services
Appointments
- Public Director, ABAXX Clearing (2023 - Present)
- Chair, Ronald H. Filler Institute on Financial Services Law, New York Law School (2022 - Present)
- Public Director, National Futures Association (2010-Present)
Education
- Georgetown University College of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 1975
- George Washington University School of Law, JD 1973
- University of Illinois, BA in Political Science, 1970
Prior Experience
- Adjunct Professor, University of Illinois College of Law, Fall 2023 and 2024
- Professor, New York Law School, 2008-2019
- Adjunct Professor, Brooklyn Law School, 1993-1995
- Adjunct Professor, Chicago Kent College of Law, 1977-1992
Awards & Distinctions
- FIA Hall of Fame, 2022
Selected Publications
- Regulation of Derivative Financial Instruments (Swaps, Options & Futures) - West Publishing
Ask the Professor - Will The Recent Second Circuit Opinion in SEC v. Govil Adversely Impact Future SEC Disgorgement Case?, 43 Future. Derivatives. &L Rep., July 2024 - Ask The Professor -- How Has The Recent U.S. Supreme Court Opinion in Murray v. UBS Securities Provided Much Needed Protection to Whistleblowers?, 43 Future. Deriv. & L Rep., April 2024
- Ask The Professor. - What Will Be The Impact Of The Recent Fifth Circuit Decision in Clarke v. CFTC On Future CFTC No-Action Letters?, 41 Future. Deriv. &L Rep. October 2023
- Amicus Brief Filed in the Seventh Circuit in USA v. John Pacillo (No. 23-1528, May 2023)
- Amicus Brief Filed Before the U.S. Supreme Court in U.S. v. Michael Coscia (Docket 17-1099)