Robert Howell

Deputy Director, Division of Enforcement, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Robert Howell is a Deputy Director for the CFTC’s Division of Enforcement and oversees all enforcement activity conducted from the Chicago office. Prior to being appointed Deputy Director, he served as a chief trial attorney where he represented the Division in many enforcement actions, including matters stemming from allegations of manipulation, fraud, and trade practice misconduct. Prior to joining the CFTC, Mr. Howell was a litigator at the law firms of Mayer Brown LLP and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP.