Derivatives, Structured Products

The MLL Legal team combines in-depth experience across derivatives and structured products with a strong and versatile skill set, enabling it to advise on innovative and complex transactions and to remain at the forefront of product technology and legal issues within the markets, acting for major financial institutions, alternative capital providers, or corporate originators, investors, portfolio managers or insurers.

Areas of expertise

  • General / bespoke enforceability and regulatory opinions (netting and collateral) covering all types of Master Agreements for derivatives transactions
  • General / bespoke enforceability and regulatory opinions (netting and collateral) covering all types of Master Agreements for repo transactions / securities lending transactions
  • Enforceability / regulatory opinions (netting and collateral) for cleared derivatives for derivatives clearing houses (CCPs) and participants
  • Master Agreements / transaction documentation for various types of Swiss counterparties (incl. regulated financial institutions, institutional investors, unregulated corporates, individuals)
  • Advisory / Documentation of Derivatives (incl. OTC derivatives, exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives)

Other relevant areas

Asset ManagementInvestment Funds | Debt & Equity Capital MarketsStructured Finance & Lending | Trade & Commodity Finance | Aviation & Ship Finance | Islamic FinanceFinancial Services & Regulatory | General Legal Documentation & Transaction Support | Regulatory & Compliance Support | FinTech | Private Banking | Payment Services



“Result oriented, weighs risks realistically, short decision times, always there when we need them”

IFLR 1000, 2021-22

Related to this Practice Area

Publications

Handbuch “Strukturierte Produkte und Derivate für Pensionskassen”

Ein Handbuch von der Swiss Structured Products Association (SSPA), S. 32-40, Zürich 2023
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Strukturierte Produkte – Auszeichnungen Swiss Derivative Awards 2022

Ülkü Cibik erwähnt für Ihre Jury-Rolle bei der Swiss Derivative Awards 2022, Finanz und Wirtschaft, 11 April 2022
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FIDLEG ist umgesetzt – steht das nächste bürokratische Monster vor der Tür?

payoff, Schweizer Jahrbuch für Strukturierte Produkte 2022, S. 42-47, 8. Februar 2022
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Die Welt der Strukturierten Produkte – Das Buch zur SSPA Swiss Derivative Map (Beitrag zu rechtlichen Aspekte)

Einleitung zum Buch, Die Welt der Strukturierten Produkte – Das Buch zur SSPA Swiss Derivative Map, 17. Mai 2021
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