Jaime Madell

JJaime Madell is a partner in the Derivatives practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's New York office. He advises clients on a wide range of derivatives and related matters and his practice spans all asset classes and product types, including over-the-counter and exchange-traded transactions in credit, equity, commodity, crypto, energy, interest rate and foreign exchange.

In addition to counseling clients on transactional matters, Jaime regularly appears before regulators and advises on questions involving the Dodd-Frank Act, the Investment Company Act, NFA/CFTC registration obligations and exemptions, insurance-related derivatives rules, and securities regulatory matters related to derivatives and hybrid instruments.

Before joining Paul Hastings, Jaime was a partner at another international law firm and a managing director responsible for derivatives and related matters at Guggenheim Partners.

Jaime has regularly appeared before regulators in an advocacy capacity and often speaks publicly on derivatives matters. He is also a lecturer-in-law at the University of Chicago Law School.