Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Derivatives

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Chambers Review

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Derivatives - USA - Nationwide

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP boasts a broad-ranging practice, able to provide a full-service offering in all types of derivatives, with a leading reputation for its representation of issuers and underwriters in transactions. The firm's extensive deal experience includes OTC derivatives, repurchases and funded-collar transactions. The attorneys are particularly active advising on margin loans and back-leverage financings and draw upon the firm's global network in providing high end advice to major financial institutions, hedge funds and derivatives organizations.

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Work Highlights

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised Aptiv in connection with accelerated share repurchase transactions, pursuant to which Aptiv repurchased an aggregate of $3 billion of its ordinary shares.

Strengths

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Davis Polk is mindful of the needs of their business clients and able to provide practical, tailored advice.

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The team have an incredibly deep bench that extends from the partnership down to their associates and their derivatives knowledge is unparalleled.

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Not sure there's any other firm that knows the market as well as Davis Polk does. The team is able to advise on grey areas of the derivatives world.

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The team has deep knowledge of complex financial transactions supported by an outstanding bench of both partners and associates.

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Davis Polk has the deepest and most experienced number of senior lawyers of any other firm that operates in this space.

Derivatives respondent
USA

Davis Polk is mindful of the needs of their business clients and able to provide practical, tailored advice.

Derivatives respondent
USA

The team have an incredibly deep bench that extends from the partnership down to their associates and their derivatives knowledge is unparalleled.

Derivatives respondent
USA

Not sure there's any other firm that knows the market as well as Davis Polk does. The team is able to advise on grey areas of the derivatives world.

Derivatives respondent
USA

The team has deep knowledge of complex financial transactions supported by an outstanding bench of both partners and associates.

Derivatives respondent
USA

Davis Polk has the deepest and most experienced number of senior lawyers of any other firm that operates in this space.

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USA

Notable Practitioners

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Ray Ibrahim

Senior Statespeople

Ray Ibrahim has an enviable wealth of derivatives experience, particularly noted for his excellent work on margin loans.

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Mark Mendez

Band 1

Mark Mendez garners excellent feedback for his knowledge of equity derivatives and is highly regarded for his ability to advise on a broad range of equity-linked products.

Mark is the gold standard in the space.

Mark is awesome, always responsive and probably works the hardest out of anyone I've seen.

Mark is simply the best at delivering on every level.

He is extremely sharp and able to deal with all of the issues. He has strong commercial judgment and awareness of where the market sits.

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Mark DiFiore

Band 3

Mark DiFiore has experience acting for various parties, from investors to corporates, on the full range of equity, and equity-linked, transactions.

Mark is one of our very first calls when there's a question of first impression.

Mark is able to work with us on the most complex deals. His name carries weight and he has a proven track record.

Mark is easy to work with, knowledgeable and commercial. I always like to work with and run complex questions by him.

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Caitlin Wood

Band 4

Caitlin Wood bolsters her broad capital markets practice with strength on derivative matters. She regularly acts for initial purchasers, lenders and dealers.

She is smart and very commercial.

Caitlin is awesome, always fun to work with and has deep knowledge across a range of topics.

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