Fieldfisher continues to build out its derivatives and structured finance practice, which is highly regarded for a team that is ‘friendly, personable and fantastic to work with, alongside being excellent on the technical side’. The practice, which is now led by trading documentation, structured trades, and regulatory expert Emma Spiers, hired former A&O Shearman practice head Emma Dwyer in May 2024, adding market-leading knowledge of derivative products, market infrastructure and regulation. Dwyer joins highly rated derivatives expert Guy Usher, netting and collateral specialist Edward Miller, and Sebastian Reger, who acts for both buy-side and sell-side clients on derivatives, structured finance and debt capital market transactions. Reger recently advised a major insurer on a £2bn longevity swap. Up-and-coming partner Jenny Warren also plays a central role in the practice, which has deep knowledge of repo, securities lending and structured derivative transactions.
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‘The team are all friendly, personable and fantastic to work with, alongside being excellent on the technical side. You can ask a question and get a sensible, focussed response, without screeds of text to get through.’
‘Edward Miller is my main contact. He clearly has deep technical expertise, but is able to provide advice that is commercial and digestible. He knows our business very well, and will ensure advice is tailored to us specifically.’
Key clients
- Munich Re
- Bank of America
- Nomura
- Citigroup
- Commerzbank
- UniCredit
- Goldman Sachs International
- ICBC Standard Bank Plc
- Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A
- Jefferies International Limited
Work highlights
- Represented Munich Re on longevity swap for the MMC UK Pension Fund which was transacted via a bespoke Guernsey captive insurer. The swap covered approx. £2bn of liabilities and was the first to cover active pension fund members.
- Running negotiations of a rolling portfolio of Phase 7 Reg IM negotiations for Bank of America.
- Advised a leading structured credit investment fund as investor in a significant risk transfer (SRT) synthetic securitisation of a portfolio leveraged revolving credit facilities.
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Practice head
Emma Spiers
Other key lawyers
Edward Miller; Jenny Warren; Sebastian Reger; Guy Usher; Steven Burrows; Emma Dwyer