Braden M. Perry is a regulatory attorney, consultant, and expert witness with over twenty years of experience at the intersection of law, finance, and technology. He regularly assists attorneys, corporations, and regulators in matters involving securities, derivatives, commodities, broker-dealers, investment advisers, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and financial institutions. His work spans compliance, enforcement defense, risk management, white-collar defense, internal investigations, complex litigation, arbitration, and mediation.

Mr. Perry’s background includes service as a Senior Trial Attorney at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), where he investigated and litigated high-profile cases involving fraud, market manipulation, and complex financial products. He also served as Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for a global financial institution, where he oversaw broker-dealer, RIA, hedge fund, and investment company compliance. As a Partner at Kennyhertz Perry, LLC, he continues to advise clients nationwide on regulatory and enforcement matters, financial institution compliance, and emerging technology risks.

He is widely recognized for his expertise in cryptocurrency, digital assets, blockchain, fintech, regtech, cybersecurity, data privacy, online forensics, and advertising fraud, including click-fraud analysis. His expert witness engagements include testimony and consulting on securities and cryptocurrency regulations, trading analysis, broker-dealer and FCM standard of care, monetary and asset tracing, complex forensic analysis, compliance reviews, and regulatory investigations before agencies including the CFTC, SEC, FINRA, NFA, CFPB, FTC, OCC, FDIC, and DOJ.

Mr. Perry holds a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law, where he was a member of the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, and a B.S. in Journalism from Kansas State University. He is admitted to practice law in Missouri, Kansas, the District of Columbia, and Georgia. He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), a Qualified Risk Director (QRD®), and holds a Certificate in Risk Governance®. He previously held Series 7, 24, and 66 securities licenses and is certified in Digital Currency (DCC).

He has served as a panelist for the Certified Financial Planner Board’s Disciplinary and Ethics Commission, as a FINRA and NFA arbitrator, and as a neutral with the Mediation and Conciliation Network. He has been selected to the DCRO Cyber Risk Governance Council and the Association of Derivative Professionals’ (NIBA) Advisory Group, where he currently co-chairs the Compliance Officers Group. Mr. Perry frequently lectures and publishes on topics including financial regulation, enforcement, cryptocurrency, blockchain, fintech, cybersecurity, regulatory policy, and compliance. His speaking engagements include national and international conferences, bar associations, and university programs.

Attorneys retain Mr. Perry for his ability to translate complex financial, regulatory, and technological issues into clear, actionable analysis for courts, juries, regulators, and decision-makers. His unique combination of enforcement, compliance, litigation, and technical experience allows him to provide comprehensive support in expert witness testimony, forensic analysis, trial consulting, standard of care opinions, and litigation strategy.

Education:

B.S., Journalism, Kansas State University
J.D., University of Kansas School of Law

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