Louis Burke

Louis F. Burke is President of RealVol LLC and RealDay Options Corporation. Mr. Burke has practiced law within the futures industry for approximately 30 years. Mr. Burke spent five years as a prosecutor for the Securities & Exchange Commission in the Division of Enforcement before entering the futures industry in 1976, when he became General Counsel of the Commodity Exchange, Inc. (Comex), where he was responsible for compliance oversight, the disciplinary process, and other corporate governance. In 1980, he established his own law firm, Louis F. Burke PC, specializing in representing floor brokers, floor traders, FCMs, IBs, CPOs, and CTAs in all areas of the futures business. Mr. Burke became a floor-trading member of the New York Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc. in 1984 and the New York Cotton Exchange, Inc. in 1987. His firm has been a partner in several New York City law firms including Marchi, Jaffe, Steinberg, Crystal, Katz and Burke; Richards & O’Neil; and Townley & Updike.

Mr. Burke graduated from New England School of Law (J.D., 1970), where he was an editor of the New England Law Review (1969–1970), and was admitted to the New York bar in 1973. He is a member of various court bars, including: 1974, U.S. District Court Southern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1983, U.S. Tax Court; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2009, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Mr. Burke graduated from Boston University (B.S.B.A., 1966).

Mr. Burke's professional affiliations include: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York — Member, Committee on Futures Regulation, 1989-1991; 2006-2008; 2010-2013; 2014 to present; Chairman, Sub-Committee on Litigation Oversight, 1990-1991; delegate to Union Internationale des Avocats; American Bar Association — Member, Sections on Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Member, Committee on Futures and Derivatives, 1989-present; Co-Chair, Committee on Securities Litigation, 2000-2003; Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Futures Litigation, 1995-2001, 2004-2009; Co-Chair, Committee on International Litigation, 2004-2008; Member of Council, 2009-2011; Co-Chair, Class Action and Derivatives Committee, 2011-2014; Co-Chair, Committee on Alternate Dispute Resolution, 2014-Present; Section of Dispute Resolution; Advisory Committee, 2015-Present; Co-Chair Arbitration Committee, 2015-Present; Member of Council, 2015-Present; Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association 1998-Present; Union Internationale des Avocats — President, UIA-USA National Committee, 1999-2001; Executive Committee (2001-2015); President, Commission on Financial Services, 1998-2000; Counsel to the President 2001-2004; President, Litigation Commission, 2004-2008; Deputy Director of Development, 2004-2009; Deputy Director of Collective Organizations 2013-2015.

Mr. Burke’s industry associations include: Futures Industry Association (Member, Compliance and Legal Division); Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Member, Compliance and Legal Division); Commodity Traders and Brokers Association (Director, 1990–1993).