Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

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.