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Daniel Franks
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London > Finance > Derivatives and structured products
(Leading individuals)Ashurst is highly regarded for both its derivatives and structured products expertise, and clients praise the depth of its bench in London, which includes eight transactional partners and five regulatory specialists. The combination of skills enables the firm to provide end-to-end advice on structured finance matters, as well as taking on huge projects, such as Santander’s entire bank LIBOR transition programme. The firm counts top-tier investment banks as clients, among them BNP Paribas and Morgan Stanley, and it has one of the busiest repackaging practices in the City. Head of global markets Michael Logie, who one client believes is ‘the pre-eminent structured products lawyer in London‘, oversees the work of the derivatives and structured products teams. He is a key adviser to Goldman Sachs on its global structured products business under English law. Standout partner James Coiley is ‘highly pragmatic, very client-focused, and willing to think outside the box to provide solutions for complex issues‘. Structured finance expert Daniel Franks assisted the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) with amendments to its Global Master Securities Lending Agreement for use with digital assets. Jonathan Haines, who advises financial institutions on securities financing and derivatives, ‘has distinct expertise and knowledge in respect to prime brokerage services and his ability to find solutions to technical legal issues is invaluable‘. Structured products expert Jasmine Tiw, OTC fixed income derivatives specialist James Knight, and commodity and corporate equity derivatives partner Kerion Ball are all leaders in their fields.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
Acting for global banking and financial services clients as well as fintech start-ups and disruptors, Ashurst‘s fintech practice is especially active in matters relating to digital assets, digital money – such as central bank digital currencies – and the creation of digital platforms. A small number of partners jointly chair the practice: Etay Katz, known for guiding major banks through technological transformations; David Futter, whose fintech practice extends to the development of digital platform based payment projects; Jonathan Cohen, particularly active in the UK neo-bank sector; Tara Waters, a technology specialist with notable experience of work involving distributed ledgers and cryptoassets; and Bradley Rice, who is handling a growing volume of mandates related to the emergence of new forms of digital money. Jacob Gold and Daniel Franks are further key contacts.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Finance > Islamic finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Finance > Trade finance
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Dispute resolution > Commodities disputes
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Transport > Rail
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Industry focus > TMT
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Employment > Health and safety
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Planning
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Shipping
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport