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Hannah Demand

Hannah Demand

Associate

St. Louis

T: +1 314 259 2368

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Biography

Hannah is an Associate primary to BCLP’s Business and Commercial Disputes practice group. Her practice focuses on complex contractual and real estate disputes.  She also maintains an active practice with the firm’s Financial Disputes and Investigations practice group, where she assists clients in defending against enforcement actions brought by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and Department of Justice (DOJ).

During her first two years of practice with BCLP, Hannah served the participants of Concordance as a Fellow. Hannah provided almost 1500 hours of pro bono legal services to the participants of Concordance, a non-profit reentry program aimed at reducing recidivism in the St. Louis area. The majority of Hannah’s work with Concordance consisted of resolving clients’ outstanding misdemeanor and traffic matters, as well as assisting participants in obtaining their driver’s licenses. Hannah also acted as a general legal advisor to the participants and provided them with legal advice during their transition from Missouri Department of Corrections to successful members of the St. Louis community. Since her transition to a full-time Associate, Hannah maintains a robust pro bono practice in both state and federal courts.

Professional Affiliations

St. Louis University School of Law Young Alumni Society

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL)

Admissions

  • Illinois, 2023
  • Missouri, 2022
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2024
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, 2024
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 2023

Education

  • Saint Louis University, J.D., cum laude, 2022
  • Truman State University, B.S., magna cum laude, 2019

Related Capabilities

  • Business & Commercial Disputes

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • White Collar

  • Intellectual Property & Technology Disputes

  • Securities Litigation and Enforcement

  • Fiduciary Disputes

  • Broker-Dealer and Investment Advisor Regulatory Enforcement, Disputes and Investigations

  • Banking & Finance Disputes

  • Investigations

  • Regulation, Compliance & Advisory

  • Class Actions & Mass Torts

  • Commodities, Futures & Derivatives

  • Financial Regulation Compliance & Investigations

Resources

Publications

"Fake It Till You Make It: When Do Optimistic Promises Become Fraud?," Association of Corporate Counsel Newsletter, September 2025

ABA Journal of Labor and Employment Law, Volume 37

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Dec 06, 2024

2024 CFTC Enforcement: Agency Celebrates Record Monetary Relief

On December 4, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) released its enforcement results for Fiscal Year 2024 (“FY 2024”), showcasing record awards of monetary relief totaling more than $17.2 billion.The historic awards reflect the agency’s continued pursuit of misconduct charged in enforcement actions filed in FY 2023 in the digital asset space along with enforcement actions against traditional financial services firms and commodity trading houses. The CFTC’s FY 2024 robust enforcement efforts featured a focus on intermediaries, emphasizing the importance of proper registration and compliance by entities facilitating derivative transactions. Enforcement against repeat offenders intensified, reflecting a strategy of escalating penalties to deter recidivism and safeguard market integrity. Additionally, the agency expanded its attention to environmental fraud, bringing its first enforcement cases involving fraud in the voluntary carbon markets.

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Dec 06, 2024
2024 CFTC Enforcement: Agency Celebrates Record Monetary Relief
On December 4, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) released its enforcement results for Fiscal Year 2024 (“FY 2024”), showcasing record awards of monetary relief totaling more than $17.2 billion.The historic awards reflect the agency’s continued pursuit of misconduct charged in enforcement actions filed in FY 2023 in the digital asset space along with enforcement actions against traditional financial services firms and commodity trading houses. The CFTC’s FY 2024 robust enforcement efforts featured a focus on intermediaries, emphasizing the importance of proper registration and compliance by entities facilitating derivative transactions. Enforcement against repeat offenders intensified, reflecting a strategy of escalating penalties to deter recidivism and safeguard market integrity. Additionally, the agency expanded its attention to environmental fraud, bringing its first enforcement cases involving fraud in the voluntary carbon markets.
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