The current COVID-19 pandemic has already impacted many derivatives transactions. This note sets out a checklist of key legal issues market participants may need to consider in relation to OTC derivatives contracts....more
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is presenting the global markets with unprecedented challenges. Governments, corporations and the financial markets have been struggling to evaluate and adapt to the social and...more
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association ("ISDA") has published two new ISDA Master Agreements in a Brexit prompted update for the European OTC Derivatives market. What has happened? On 28 June 2018, new...more
The Situation: English law-governed documents have largely dominated the European swaps and derivatives markets since the landmark ISDA Master Agreement was published in 1987. The Development: The International Swaps and...more
The process of Brexit will take many years, and the implications for our clients’ businesses will unfold over time. Our MoFo Brexit Task Force is coordinating Brexit-related legal analysis across all of our offices, and...more
On 19 June 2014, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) published an amendment to the ISDA Master Agreement for use in relation to section 2(a)(iii) of that agreement, for parties who wish to amend their...more