Banking & Finance, Derivatives & Financial Products

Securities & Capital Markets / Structured Credit Group - Derivatives - Derivatives practice focused on providing regulatory guidance and negotiating documentation related to derivatives trading. - Assist corporate borrowers and issuers, asset managers, private equity funds, hedge funds, broker-dealers, and other businesses in structuring financial transactions and negotiating trading documentation related to futures, cleared swaps, and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions, including interest rate hedges, commodity hedges, foreign exchange (FX) forwards and swaps, equity derivatives, credit default swaps, structured investments, and repurchase agreements. - Negotiate collateral, guarantee, custody, and other credit support arrangements.- Advise both financial institutions and buy-side market participants on regulatory and compliance issues relating to derivatives trading, particularly as to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act.

Corporate / Asset Management - Derivatives Group- Practice focused on transactional and regulatory matters related to derivatives, futures, commodities, and securities. - Advised hedge fund managers, private equity managers, commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, futures commission merchants, commercial end-users and other businesses on issues related to derivatives, commodities, and securities law.- Counseled clients on compliance with the Dodd-Frank Act, the applicable requirements of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and the National Futures Association, and the rules and regulations associated with various exchanges and clearinghouses. - Drafted and negotiated documentation related to derivatives trading, including ISDA Master Agreements, Credit Support Annexes, Prime Brokerage Agreements, Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements, Master Repurchase Agreements, Futures Agreements, and Cleared Derivatives Execution Agreements.

Secondment with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. - Derivatives Legal, Investment Management Division.Drafted and negotiated documentation relating to OTC derivatives, cleared swaps, futures, and prime brokerage. Assessed and implemented global regulatory changes affecting the trading and documentation of such transactions, including preparing and reviewing client facing communications and documentation related to derivatives, working with the business (e.g., risk, portfolio managers, client relationship managers, trade line management, operations, etc.) to implement required changes in policies and procedures, and advising compliance.