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Company

commodiLAB Partners LLC is a full-service firm focusing on legal and business consulting services in global commodities and other commercial matters, including principal trading and investments. 

Philosophy

commodiLAB Partners is your laboratory of ideas.  A laboratory whose approach is innovative, practical, and cost-conscious.

Services

Our 20+ years of deep and direct involvement in commodities markets (energy, agriculture and metals) span all major jurisdictions and participants. 

Among our current and former clients are global trading companies (e.g. Louis Dreyfus, Castleton, World Fuel), top Wall Street banks (e.g. Goldman Sachs, CIBC), major investment funds (e.g. Balyasny, Highbridge) and numerous sophisticated counterparties across the entire spectrum of the value chain. 

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

We are ambidextrous in both physical delivery and derivatives/financially settled markets, and we are experts in logistics. 

We value long-term relationships and, when necessary, can serve as your de facto in-house counsel (often at a fraction of the cost you would pay "on the street").

Beyond that, and in addition to providing broad transactional services, negotiating commercial agreements, and resolving disputes – in commodities and beyond – we are well positioned to be your trusted partner in principal trading matters, including financing, storage and transportation.

Covered commodities

Energy

Energy

Energy

Agriculture/softs

Agriculture/softs

Agriculture/softs

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Base metals

Base metals

Base metals

Precious metals

Precious metals

Precious metals

Other commodities

Other commodities

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

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

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)

Trading agreements

Negotiation of bespoke purchase and sale agreements, in virtually any commodity (established or exotic)

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

Major commodity exchanges

ICE, NordPool, CME, JAO, various US ISOs (ERCOT, PJM, NYISO, MISO, WSPP), London Metal Exchange, and other exchanges worldwide

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

Regulatory and compliance work

FERC, CFTC, FDA, and various European and Asian regulators

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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