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Paul Hastings LLP
100 Bishopsgate
LONDON
EC2N 4AG
England
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Work Department

Corporate Department

Position

Jason Brooks is a partner in the Structured Credit practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office. He advises leading investment and retail banks as well as other financial institutions and corporates on a wide range of derivatives and structured products.

Mr. Brooks specializes in derivative-linked and asset-backed securities and advises on both wholesale and retail structured product offerings linked to a wide range of asset classes including credit, equities, funds, commodities, indices, and rates.

Mr. Brooks also advises on repos, securities lending, collateral structures, and netting. He is currently advising clients on the impact of EMIR and other regulations relating to derivatives and structured products.

Education

  • J.D., University of Toronto

Lawyer Rankings

London > Finance > Derivatives and structured products

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Jason Brooks – Paul Hastings LLP

Best known for its CLO practice, Paul Hastings LLP also has a strong flow of derivatives and structured products work, and it is praised for its ‘great client care skills, and excellent technical knowledge‘. Practice head Jason Brooks, who is ‘a superstar – highly responsive, commercially minded and very bright‘, is leading the firm’s push into derivative-linked and asset-based securities work for investment and retail banks, financial institutions, and corporates. The firm’s work on bespoke structured vehicles includes a high-profile risk retention fund practice built by Christian Parker and Cameron Saylor, who frequently act for large private equity clients.