Position

Allan specialises in prime brokerage, derivatives and structured products. He advises investment banks and other corporate and financial institutions on a full range of derivative products in over-the-counter, securities and fund wrappers, focusing particularly on tailored derivative transactions, such as corporate equity derivatives, structured repos and structured credit derivatives. He also regularly advises hedge fund managers on all aspects of prime brokerage, derivatives and other trading agreements. He has extensive in-house experience, having spent over seven years of his career as senior in-house legal counsel at two leading US investment banks.