Legal Audit
of Energy Trading Activities
WHY CHOOSE KOLOBARA LAW
Scope of Our Legal Audit Services
Kolobara Law Firm offers a comprehensive legal audit of energy trading activities. Our primary goal is to assist market participants in identifying, implementing, and maintaining the highest legal, compliance, and ethical standards for energy trading operations. We add value and competitive advantage by helping clients benchmark their trading or hedging activities against leading industry standards.
Kolobara Law Firm consistently emphasizes prevention as the most critical component of any market participant’s risk mitigation strategy. Our legal audit reviews are designed to identify deficiencies at various stages of transaction negotiation, execution, and implementation. We validate our clients’ compliance with relevant trading and regulatory requirements and highlight the most effective steps to correct any deficiencies.
Kolobara Law Firm tailors every legal audit to meet our clients’ individual needs. We assist clients in identifying the relevant exposures and risks to be audited. Our objective is to recommend improvements in policies, procedures, compliance, documentation, and overall risk management by evaluating the efficiency and execution of trading activities and the effectiveness of applicable controls.
Kolobara Law Firm has developed the following audits:
The Dodd-Frank Act Readiness Audit
Assessing the compliance and implementation of the statutory requirements mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act.
Anti-Manipulation Audit
Evaluating the risk of possible market manipulation violations in light of relevant markets, products, liquidity, and business strategy.
Energy Trading Contracts Audit
Reviewing and evaluating a company’s trading documentation to ensure compliance with best industry standards for the most critical provisions in the underlying trading documentation.
Trading Policies and Procedures Audit
Benchmarking the trading or risk management policies and procedures against the best industry standards and practices, including the interaction between the front and middle offices.
Energy Trading Compliance Audit
A comprehensive assessment and evaluation of the enterprise-wide trading and hedging activities combining all of the above listed audits.
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What is Kolobara Law Firm, LLC?
Kolobara Law Firm, LLC is a boutique legal practice based in Omaha, Nebraska, dedicated to serving the energy and commodities industries. We provide tailored legal services focused on trading contracts, credit risk, regulatory compliance, and energy market transactions.
What areas of law do you focus on?
We focus on:
– Energy and commodity trading, transport and hedging contracts.
– Credit and risk management, netting agreements, corporate guarantees, and letters of credit
– Regulatory compliance (FERC, CFTC, Dodd-Frank).
– Physical products and financial derivatives (e.g., ISDA, EEI, WSPP, NAESB agreements).
– Renewable energy credits and emissions trading, NGL and LNG transactions
Who leads the firm?
Our firm is led by Miki Kolobara, Esq., an experienced energy attorney with over 20 years in senior legal roles at major energy companies. He has advised on complex trading, credit, and compliance matters for organizations such as Energy Transfer, Dynegy, DTE Energy Trading, and Salt River Project.
Who are your clients?
We represent:
– Energy trading companies.
– Utilities and power generators.
– Natural gas and crude oil producers and gathering companies, pipelines and marketers.
– Renewable energy firms and data center operators.
– Financial institutions and brokers active in energy derivatives.
What sets Kolobara Law Firm apart?
We offer:
– Deep industry experience from both legal and commercial perspectives.
– Direct, personalized client service and real-time support.
– Strategic legal solutions aligned with business objectives.
– Efficient contract negotiation and risk mitigation strategies.
– Thoughtful compliance support tailored to today’s regulatory landscape.
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