Carl Kennedy, whose career includes stints at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, JPMorgan Chase and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has joined Katten Muchin Rosenman.

Kennedy is joining Katten’s New York office as a partner in the firm’s financial services practice, where he will focus mostly on laws and regulations pertaining to over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives. In his new role, Kennedy will work with clearinghouses, exchanges, clearing firms and trading firms. He will also work on issues concerning digital assets. He made the move from Gibson Dunn, where he has been of counsel since 2016.