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WASHINGTON — Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig today announced Amir Zaidi will serve as the CFTC’s Chief of Staff.

“Amir brings to this role deep experience both at the Commission and in the financial services world, and has a proven track record of successfully embracing innovation in our markets,” Chairman Selig said. “I’m grateful for his willingness to return as chief of staff and for his continued dedication and service to both the CFTC and our stakeholders. Amir was instrumental in the historic launch of CFTC-regulated bitcoin futures contracts during President Trump’s first term. With Congress poised to send digital asset market structure legislation to the President’s desk, he will bring tremendous experience and expertise to the CFTC as it develops fit-for-purpose regulations for our rapidly evolving commodity markets.” 

“I am excited to return to the CFTC and thank Chairman Selig for appointing me to this important role,” Zaidi said. “Under Chairman Selig’s leadership, I look forward to providing a steady hand at the Commission during this important time. I am committed to ensuring that the Chairman’s pro-innovation agenda is successfully implemented during this period of rapid transformation in the derivatives markets.”

Zaidi returns to the CFTC after having previously served in several roles at the agency from 2010 to 2019, including as director of the Division of Market Oversight, where he oversaw the certification and deployment of the bitcoin futures contact – the first federally-regulated crypto product. While at the CFTC, he also held senior roles in the offices of former Chairman Chris Giancarlo and Commissioner Scott O’Malia. Prior to returning to the CFTC, Zaidi was global head of compliance for a large broker-dealer and introducing broker. Prior to 2010, Zaidi served in various financial, legal, and regulatory roles in New York and Washington. He has decades of experience in the financial services industry.

Zaidi received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Maryland School of Law and B.S. in Business Administration, summa cum laude, from Boston University School of Management. 

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie announced today that the New York office represented BBVA, BTG Pactual, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley, as global coordinators, and Barclays, BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs and Santander, as joint bookrunners, in connection with their exercise in full of the over-allotment option to purchase an additional 5,500,000 Real Estate Trust Certificates, also known as CBFIs (Certificados Bursátiles Fiduciarios Inmobiliarios) of Fibra Next.

The exercise of the over-allotment option was a testament to the success of the follow-on equity offering and resulted in additional proceeds to Fibra Next of approximately USD30 million. After giving effect to the full exercise of the over-allotment option, the combined value of Fibra Next’s IPO and follow-on offering is approximately USD900 million.

The CBFIs were offered publicly in Mexico on the Mexican Stock Exchange and were made internationally pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S.

Fibra Next was created as a result of a split off by Fibra Uno, the largest real estate company in Latin America, of its logistics operations, forming the largest warehouse and logistics company in Mexico. The proceeds received by Fibra Next from the follow-on offering and over-allotment exercise will be used primarily for the acquisition of an industrial real estate portfolio to be contributed to Next Properties.

Baker McKenzie also represented Fibra Next in connection with its approximately USD450 million initial public offering earlier this year and its USD370 million follow-on offering.

Transactional Practice Group Partners Mike Fitzgerald, Arturo Carrillo, Joy Gallup, Pedro Reyes and Steven Sandretto led the Baker McKenzie team, which also included associates Alejandra Cuadra and Diego Aznar, as well as Tax Senior Counsel Thomas May and Partner Kia Waxman.

Other law firms participating in this transaction included Holland & Knight (as Fibra Next’s US and Mexican counsel) and Mijares (as initial purchasers’ and dealer managers’ Mexican counsel).

With more than 2,500 deal practitioners in more than 40 jurisdictions, Baker McKenzie is a transactional powerhouse. The Firm’s NY office has participated in more Mexican corporate equity offerings in 2025 (by number of deals and amount raised) than any US law firm.