Swaps in Commercial Finance Transactions: Coordinating Loan Terms With the ISDA Master Agreement and Schedule

Mr. Carey represents clients in a wide variety of derivatives transactions and advises them on derivatives regulatory and compliance issues. His clients include investment companies, hedge funds, foreign and domestic banks, central banks, multilateral development banks and corporate end-users. Mr. Carey negotiates ISDA Master Agreements and other trading documents, including prime brokerage documents, clearing and execution agreements and related collateral arrangements. He also advises his clients on a broad array of derivatives regulatory issues arising under the Commodity Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Mr. Morris leverages his experience working at Wall Street and other large U.S. banks to help clients understand the practical front office, operational, and compliance requirements associated with a broad array of regulatory requirements related to swaps, derivatives and digital assets. He also helps clients negotiate, document and execute both standard and complex foreign exchange, commodity and derivative transactions. In prior roles within banks, Mr. Morris advised senior management, governance committees, business and operations groups, and risk and compliance groups on compliance with Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act, Commodity Exchange Act, Investment Company Act, and various prudential banking regulations.

Mr. Stura’s practice focuses on advising hedge funds and investment firms in trading and financing arrangements. With specific knowledge and experience in prime brokerage, margin financing, and derivatives trading documentation, he has helped clients ranging from startup funds to multi-billion-dollar advisors manage trading and portfolio finance risks and develop operational best practices. Mr. Stura negotiates platform agreements such as prime brokerage agreements and financing lockups, ISDA Master Agreements and master confirmations, and repurchase and securities lending agreements, as well as trade-level agreements for specific investments. Mr. Stura also advises derivatives end-users on the relevant provisions of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act and the ongoing regulatory changes and compliance requirements imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act, as well as related U.S. and global regulatory developments that affect trading agreements.