Company
commodiLAB Partners is a full-service firm focusing on legal and business consulting services in global commodities trading.
Philosophy
commodiLAB Partners is your laboratory of ideas. A laboratory whose approach is innovative, practical, and cost-conscious.
Services
With 20+ years of expertise in energy, agriculture and metals, we stand ready to serve your needs, 24/7.
Our services are always tailored to your specific situation, and we deliver those services efficiently, promptly and at a reasonable cost.
If commodities is your area or if you need an experienced commercial counsel for other matters, let us know and we will be glad to assist.
Expertise
Our deep expertise in commodities markets spans all major jurisdictions and participants (trading companies, banks and investment funds).
We value long-term relationships and, oftentimes, can serve as your de facto in-house counsel.
To that end, we also provide broad transactional services, negotiate commercial agreements, and resolve disputes— in commodities and beyond.
We are ambidextrous in both physical delivery and derivatives/financially settled markets.
Covered commodities
Energy
Agriculture/softs
Electricity
Base metals
Precious metals
Other commodities
Logistics & Transportation
Vessel charterparties
Rail tariffs
Contracts of affreightment
Trucking agreements
Barge agreements
Pipeline tariffs (liquids, natural gas)
Storage contracts
Bills of lading
Import/export
Transloading
Customs and freight forwarding
Terminaling agreements
Quality inspections
Examples of work
Trading agreements
Negotiation of bespoke purchase and sale agreements, in virtually any commodity (established or exotic)
Negotiation of bespoke agreements for delivery, storage, throughput, transportation (vessels, barges, rail, truck, pipeline), financing, transloading, terminaling, extraction, leasing, offtake, intermediation, bills of lading, consignment and many other logistics areas
Industry-specific master agreements to enable physical and derivatives trading (ISDA, NAESB, EFET, EEI, DMA, ScoTA, WSPP, LEAP), as well as commodity-specific trader GTCs (form and customized—i.e. BP Oil, STUSCO, STASCO, Chevron, Trafigura, Vitol, J. Aron, etc.)
Major commodity exchanges
ICE, NordPool, CME, JAO, various US ISOs (ERCOT, PJM, NYISO, MISO, WSPP), London Metal Exchange, and other exchanges worldwide
Regulatory and compliance work
FERC, CFTC, FDA, and various European and Asian regulators
Dispute resolution
Major arbitration forums worldwide (LCIA, AAA, Society of Maritime Arbitrators, SIAC, NFGA, Green Coffee Association) and other key venues and courts in the US, Europe and Asia
Risk, credit and trade finance
Negotiation and placement of irrevocable standby and documentary LCs, bank guaranties, receivables factoring agreements, commitment letters, and other related trade finance instruments; expertise with secured ISDAs, intercreditor agreements, collateralized loans, and lien perfection matters
In-house general counsel work
Broad contract advice, credit and treasury work, vendor management, risk management, corporate governance, M&A, restructuring and Chapter 11, real estate, software and licensing
Direct contact
Lenny A. Budyonny
President
commodiLAB Partners LLC
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