Mr Gareth Old > Clifford Chance > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Clifford Chance‘s derivatives team is praised for its ‘commercial and economic aptitude’, which covers the full array of esoteric ad conventional derivatives transactions, which includes note issuance programs, consumer recievables, repurchase facilities, ABCP programs, and others. The team also leverages broad regulatory expertise in the OTC derivatives market, including ISDA protocols, EMIR, MiFID2, and related cross-border compliance. The team is headed by its New York-based partners, including Gareth Old, who is sought after by financial companies, investors, investment managers, funds, and other clients for his repo transactions and derivatives expertise. Lee Askenazi is well-regarded for his experience advising investment funds in derivatives, swaps, and other structured products, and co-heads the team with Darren Littlejohn, who is experienced in OTC derivatives pertaining to loan hedging, equity, credit, repacks and forwards. Alistair Dunlop remains well-regarded for cross-border structured debt deals.