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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Capital Markets: Structured Products

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Capital Markets: Structured Products - USA

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is a highly active market player in structured products, with expertise in structuring notes linked to a range of reference assets, as well as assisting with complex hybrid notes offerings. The practitioners also have extensive experience in the issuance and distribution of certificates of deposit. DPW lawyers ably advise on high profile transactions for leading financial institutions and boast capabilities in helping clients navigate complex regulatory requirements, including advising on the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act.

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Strengths

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  • The team is thorough and has a great depth of knowledge in the practice area.

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  • Davis Polk is well connected to the major players in the market and any industry developments.

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  • Davis Polk stands out for their understanding of market practice and creativity in helping us find commercially practical ways to comply with the laws.

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  • The Davis Polk team is extremely knowledgeable on the rules and regulations impacting the structured products industry and market.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Christopher Schell
    Christopher Schell

    Christopher Schell

    Christopher Schell routinely advises on the issuance and distribution of notes linked to underlying assets, with areas of expertise including handling synthetic convertible notes.

    • Christopher is a leading expert in the structured products legal space, he provides us with excellent, extremely relevant and helpful legal advice.

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    • He is the go-to industry expert in this space for anything complex or novel.

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    • Christopher is excellent at presenting and discussing complex legal issues, both to internal legal experts and to others who are new to the subject area.

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  • Derek Walters
    Derek Walters

    Derek Walters

    Derek Walters demonstrates capabilities in complex structured notes offerings linked to a variety of single or combined assets, such as commodities and algorithmic indices, among others.

    • Derek is the standout, he is an expert in his field.

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  • Yan Zhang
    Yan Zhang

    Yan Zhang

    Yan Zhang is a well-known attorney recommended for her ability to act for financial institutions. She is well placed to assist on complex structured products offerings.

    • Yan is thorough and has a great depth of knowledge in the practice area.

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