Vladimir Maly > Morrison Foerster > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Noted for its cross-border capability, the ‘fully dedicated’ team at Morrison Foerster has demonstrable experience advising on commodities and physical commodities transactions, in addition to handling regulatory matters and enforcement issues. Insolvency risk mitigation is another key area of expertise, in addition to representing fintech start-ups with compliance and trading mandates. Based in New York, David Kaufman acts for financial institutions and end-user clients on structured transactions involving commodity, equity, fixed income and equity derivatives. Kaufman jointly leads the practice alongside Vladimir Maly, who divides his time between the firm’s offices in London and New York, and focuses on equity derivatives in cross-border financings, M&A and other corporate transactions. Of counsel Chrys Carey, who operates from Washington DC, is a key contact for derivatives regulatory and compliance matters.

At McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP, ‘the team’s work ethic is very strong and you can be sure you’ll be getting a good work product‘. The firm joins the ranking on the strength of its work for financial institutions as trustees in major debt transactions. Practice head Ranajoy Basu, who also leads the firm’s India desk, is a key adviser on impact financings and sustainability-linked bonds. Basu and Siddhartha Sivaramakrishnan, who works in both London and Singapore, recently acted for Basileia Investment Holdings UK Limited with an English law review of a ZAR1bn MTN Programme and the first series of bonds issued under the programme. Priya Taneja also plays a key role in the practice and her knowledge of emerging markets transactions a major boon. Clients note that she ‘throws herself headfirst into her work and is able to work through problems in a way that benefits the client‘. The broader practice continues to expand, with the addition of Vladimir Maly from Morrison Foerster in July 2023, bringing extensive experience in equity-linked capital market transactions.