A&O Shearman ‘s comprehensive capital markets and financial expertise also spans derivatives and structured finance, with the firm often advising leading French banks. In the derivatives space, the team advises on OTC credit derivatives, rates, FX, equities and commodities as well as on compliance and regulatory issues (new EMIR regulations), and recently worked on the derivatives aspects linked to the debt restructuring of leading publicly listed French corporations. On the securitisation front, the practice assists banks with work spanning various class of assets such as auto ABS, RMBS and synthetic securitisation. The practice is co-headed by Hervé Ekué on the derivatives side and Fabrice Faure-Dauphin for securitisation advice. Counsel Caroline Marion provides support.
Testimonials
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‘Expert team in the securitisation segment, good advice, ability to offer innovative, relevant solutions, without documentary complexity. High quality of execution'.
‘Fabrice Faure-Dauphin: high-quality partner, concerned about the quality of work delivered by his teams, great capacity for reflection on complex subjects, attentive. Very trustworthy. Caroline Marion: high-quality lawyer as well, great relevance of advice, efficient, very good understanding of complex subjects. Very trustworthy.'
Key clients
- Accor
- ACMN Vie