Mr Michael Dayan > Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP > San Francisco, United States > Lawyer Profile

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
650 California St
Suite 2000
San Francisco
CALIFORNIA
94108
United States
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Position

Michael D. Dayan’s practice  focuses on structuring, documenting and regulatory analysis of complex over-the-counter and capital markets derivative products. He also works in the clearing of derivatives products. His clients include ISDA and major corporations, funds and financial institutions.

Career

Joined firm, 1993; became partner, 2003. Law clerk, Honorable Jon O Newman, US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (1992-93). JD, magna cum laude, Law Review, Harvard Law School (1992); BS, summa cum laude, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (1986).

Memberships

Mr. Dayan is a member of the Bar in New York. He is also a member of the Global Documentation Steering Committee and the ISDA Equity Derivatives and Credit Derivatives Market Practice Committees.

Education

He received a J.D. degree, magna cum laude, in 1992 from Harvard Law School, where he was a member of the editorial board of the Law Review. He received an undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania in 1986. Mr. Dayan also served as law clerk to the Honorable Jon O. Newman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is retained by issuers, banks, clearing hosues, sovereigns, exchanges, investors, and numerous other clients for its holistic derivatives practice, noted for its ability in ‘bridging practical commercial/transactional matters, regulatory and financial institution issues’. The team is particularly well-versed in developing novel products, and remains a cornerstone of the market for equity, commodity, interest rate and credit linked products, along with swaps, forwards and unconventional carbon credit, digital assets and ESG derivatives. Deborah North  is frequently turned for her expertise in CFTC regulation and OTC derivatives clearing, offering great exence in representing both buy-side and sell-side clients. She co-heads the team with Clayton Simmons and Brandon Hammer, with the former leveraging considerable experience in securities-backed credit facilities, and the latter frequently assisting asset managers, hedge funds, banks and Fintech companies in a variety of regulatory, swaps, repurchases and collateral deals. Michael Dayan remains a cornerstone of the market for sophisticated OTC derivative products, and is often retained for his expertise in margin, commodities and securities regulatory queries and deals.  Brian Morris is also a highly active member of the team. All lawyers mentioned are in New York.