Peter M. Hong

Peter Hong is a partner and member of Chapman’s Corporate and Securities Department and Investment Management Group. A recognized securities and commodities regulatory authority, Peter’s practice focuses on the registration and regulation of investment advisers, broker-dealers, commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators, and introducing brokers, as well as the formation and ongoing compliance obligations of registered and private investment companies.

In addition to private practice, Peter spent four years at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and four years at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Peter started his legal career as a Trial Attorney in the Division of Enforcement at the CFTC prosecuting violations of the federal commodity laws and regulations. At the SEC, Peter spent the first two years in the Office of Chief Counsel in the Division of Enforcement and the next two years as Special Counsel in the Office of Disclosure Regulation in the Division of Investment Management where he participated in the development and amendment of rules to adapt regulatory structures to continuing changes in the investment management industry.

Prior to joining Chapman, Peter practiced in the Washington, DC office of a Philadelphia-based law firm, where he served as co-chair of the firm’s derivatives and commodities practice group.