A&O Shearman

Derivatives

Global Co-Head of International DCM, Derivatives & Securitization and Financial Institutions Sector Lead

Donna is Global Co-Head of International DCM, Derivatives & Securitization and Financial Institutions Sector Lead. She is Derivatives Team Leader, Lead Industry Coordinator for Financial Institutions and leader of the firm' s Family Office initiative.

Donna covers bank finance, leveraged lending, project finance, restructuring and insolvency, and structured products and derivatives.

Donna advises clients on the full range of derivatives, structured products, securitization, capital markets and commodities matters. In particular, she helps clients develop and structure new financial products and has extensive experience in the negotiation and documentation of OTC derivative transactions across all asset classes. Donna has broad and deep knowledge of financial institutions, regulatory requirements and the evolving business landscape. A skilled practitioner and negotiator, she represents major financial institutions including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, hedge funds and other private investment funds as well as corporate clients.

Donna founded the firm’s FinTech Foundry program, which supports the FinTech-related activities of our clients and the wider global FinTech ecosystem including financial institutions, FinTech startups, accelerators and incubators, venture capital and private equity investors, and policymakers. In addition, Donna is a prominent thought leader and frequently speaks at events organized by the Financial Times, Glass Hammer, Thomson Reuters, FinTech Cocktail Club, WISER and the Practising Law Institute, among others. Donna has been named to Innovate Finance’s Women in FinTech Powerlist 2018-2023.