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Practice Areas: Head of Derivatives and Structured Finance. Derivatives work comprises all underlyings - OTC and exchange-traded - as well as repo and stock lending. Advises on netting, collateral, templates, policies and projects/ reorganisations. Structured Finance comprises derivatives, liquidity, GICs, etc into rated and unrated transactions (RMBS, CMBS, CDOs (including CRE CDOs) and ABCP conduits). Also advises on repackagings, CPPI structures and EMTN, ECP and privately placed notes.
Professional Memberships: Law Society, ISDA, FOA.
Career: Trained at Waterhouse & Co, now Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP. Qualified 1990 and Partner since 1997.
Publications: Summaries of ISDA Close-out Netting Opinions, Chapter on ISDA Documentation in Globe Law and Business: Practical Derivatives.
Personal: Born Newcastle. Resides central London. Married with two children. Other interests include food, music and football.