Alexander P Fraser

Alec Fraser is a partner in the firm's Banking & Financial Services Practice Group. He serves as primary outside counsel to national, regional, and community banks on interest rate swaps, foreign exchange, commodities, and other derivatives product lines, including documentation for customer transactions and Dodd-Frank Act compliance. Alec also practices in the areas of commercial lending, derivatives, private equity, securities & capital markets, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions.

Joined Michael Best in 1994

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., American Bar Association, Wisconsin Bar Association

Alec attended New York University School of Law

Representative transactions and engagements include:

Assisting community and regional banks to establish new hedging programs for their commercial banking customers, including Dodd-Frank compliance and development of form trading documents and credit policies.

Assisting a regional bank to establish a commodities hedging program, including preparation of form trading documents, credit policies, and submissions for regulatory approval.

Leading a team which prepares and negotiates more than 2,000 derivatives document sets annually for bank clients across the U.S., and for customers and transactions of all sizes and types.

Leading the Firm’s High Volume Documentation team, which assists clients with short-term, high-volume, low cost projects. One recent client project was completed for more than 14,000 loan documents at a low flat-fee per document.

Representing the private banking group of a large national bank in making customized loans to high-net worth individuals throughout the U.S.

Representing a large national bank in administering Medallion Guarantee compliance policies and procedures.

Representing the municipal finance group of a national bank in direct purchase and letter of credit backed municipal bond transactions.