LAWYER PROFILE

Michael Yu

USA 2026

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Capital Markets: Structured Products

USA - Nationwide

2 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Advises banks, broker-dealers, and hedge funds on derivatives and financial products, related transaction and trading regulatory issues and negotiations of ISDA Master Agreements and Confirmations. Experience covers a spectrum of equity, hedge fund, currency, commodity, fixed income, and insurance-linked derivatives and structured products. Extensive experience in the operation, maintenance, and optimization of structured-note programs, and leads the point-to-point design and setup of securities offering platforms and their related registration statements and documentation. Spearheads the bespoke automation of structured note programs and works on the coding of offering documentation, closing documentation, and their processes from launch to settlement.

Career

Joined the firm in 2022, became a partner 2024

Personal

JD from Cornell Law School in 2014, where he was on the Board of the Journal of Law and Public Policy, and his BA and BM from Northwestern University in 2011

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Capital Markets: Structured Products - USA - Nationwide

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Michael Yu is an up-and-coming partner in the team known for advising banks and underwriters in various strucutred note transactions.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Michael is a great lawyer and an expert in structured products and derivatives. He is one of the best at the nexus of legal and technology expertise when it comes to securities issuance programs and structured product documentation.
Capital Markets: Structured ProductsChambers Guide to the USA