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Mr Geoffrey Goldman
Work Department
Derivatives & Structured Products
Position
Partner
Career
Geoffrey Goldman is a partner in the Derivatives & Structured Products practice.
He regularly advises derivatives clearinghouses, trading facilities, trade repositories and other infrastructure providers on market structure, development of rules and documentation and commodities, securities and other regulatory issues. He also has extensive experience structuring and documenting over-the-counter derivatives transactions of all types, particularly credit and equity derivatives. He also has broad experience representing issuers, underwriters and users of structured products and structured transactions, including credit and commodity linked securities and synthetic and cash-flow collateralized debt obligation transactions.
He regularly advises market participants with respect to commodities, securities and other regulatory issues related to derivatives and other financial products (including implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act and other regulatory reforms). He has also advised clients on structuring public and private commodity pools.
Geoffrey represents major U.S. and foreign financial institutions, clearing organizations and trading facilities (such as IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) and its subsidiaries), other derivatives infrastructure providers, corporate users of derivatives, hedge funds and industry groups.
He is a regular speaker on derivatives topics at Practising Law Institute, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, ABA, New York City bar and Futures Industry Association and other industry association conferences and events.
Memberships
New York
Education
J.D.
Editor-in-Chief, Columbia Law Review
A.B.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
Shearman & Sterling LLP acts for US and multinational financial institutions, private equity houses, hedge funds, asset managers and market infrastructure providers on a broad range of derivatives and structured products mandates, often involving cross-border elements. Key areas of expertise include equity financing transactions involving equity derivatives and margin loans, digital assets including cryptocurrencies and related technological infrastructure, as well as regulatory compliance issues. The New York-based team is led by Donna Parisi, who assists clients with the development and structuring of new financial products, in addition to over-the-counter derivatives transactions across the full spectrum of asset classes. Geoffrey Goldman handles credit and equity derivatives mandates, as well as regulatory issues, while Azam Aziz advises on the structuring and documentation of over-the-counter derivatives products. Counsel Kerri Durso is another key member of the team.
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- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
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- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
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- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
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- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
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- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
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- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
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