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Weather & Climate Risk Management Part III: Regulation of Weather Risk Management Products

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Are there differences in the way in which derivatives and insurance contracts are regulated? Yes. Weather derivatives and insurance contracts are subject to totally different regulatory regimes. Derivatives are subject to the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Second Circuit Holds That CDO Swap Payment Priority-Shifting Provisions Are Covered by Section 560 Safe Harbor

After nearly 10 years of litigation, the Second Circuit has weighed in on an appeal in an adversary proceeding arising out of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. The August 11, 2020, decision confirms that a trustee’s termination...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Second Circuit’s Lehman Flip Clause Decision Continues the Expansion of the Bankruptcy Code Safe Harbors

On August 11, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed lower court decisions rejecting Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc.’s (“LBSF”) attempt to recover nearly $1 billion in payments to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Second Circuit Affirms Enforceability of Flip Provisions in Swap Agreements Under Bankruptcy Code Safe Harbor

For over a decade, Lehman Brothers Special Financing (“LBSF”) has been litigating the enforceability of so-called “flip clauses” in connection with the post-bankruptcy liquidation of swap agreements. These clauses, which are...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Tax Relief for Replacing LIBOR in Tax-Exempt Debt and Swaps

Many tax-exempt bonds and related hedges, such as interest rate swaps ("Exempt Instruments"), use a LIBOR-based interest rate. LIBOR is going away, and existing Exempt Instruments are going to have to be modified to replace...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Federal Reserve, OCC, FCA, FHFA and FDIC Adopt Joint Final Rule on Swap Margin Requirements - On October 22, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC"), the Federal Reserve Board (the "Board"), the Farm...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Derivatives in Review - September 2015

District Court Holds that Assignee is Not Entitled to Safe Harbor Protections - On May 28, 2015, the United States District Court for the Central District of California affirmed a bankruptcy court order finding that a...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Overview and Analysis of Select Provisions of the ABI Chapter 11 Reform Commission Final Report and Recommendations - Part Two of...

Last month, Orrick’s Restructuring team began a three-part look at the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Chapter 11 Reform Report. In part one we looked at issues related to confirmation, valuation, financing and asset sales....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - January 27, 2014

Lehman Court Finds Safe Harbors Protect Damage Calculation Provisions in Swap - Judge James M. Peck issued a significant opinion in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy late last month, which preserved important safe...more

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Lehman Court Finds Safe Harbors Protect Damage Calculation Provisions In Swap

Judge James M. Peck issued an important opinion in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy late last month. The opinion protects a non-debtor counterparty's right to rely on a contractually agreed methodology for damages calculations...more

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Recent Case on Safe Harbor Provisions in Swap Agreements

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Bankruptcy cases are the proving ground for interpreting the boundaries for ISDA safe harbor provisions under the United States Bankruptcy Code. Michigan State Housing Development Authority v. Lehman Brothers Derivative...more

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SDNY Holds Trustee Cannot Evade Section 546(g) Safe Harbor

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On June 11, Southern District of New York Judge Jed Rakoff dismissed the complaint of the Trustee for the SemGroup estate seeking to avoid a novation made to Barclays pre-bankruptcy under a swap agreement....more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - June 24, 2013

In This Issue: OCC Issues Final Rule on Lending Limits; CFTC Temporary No-Action Relief for Transition to SEF Rule; FHFA Report to Congress; CFTC Temporary No-Action Relief for Small Bank Board Approval Requirements: CFTC...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SDNY Holds Trustee Cannot Evade Section 546(g) Safe Harbor by Bringing Avoidance Action Under State Law

On June 11, 2013, Southern District of New York Judge Jed Rakoff dismissed the complaint of the Trustee for the SemGroup estate seeking to avoid a novation made to Barclays pre-bankruptcy under a swap agreement. The Court...more

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New Rules Coming into Effect Affect Retirement Plans Entering into Swaps

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New rules affecting ERISA-covered retirement plans entering into swap transactions will come into effect in May 2013. These rules, known as the “Business Conduct Standards,” implement certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank...more

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