STRUCTURED FINANCE AND DERIVATIVES: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
Seminar - Tuesday 23 March 2010, Frankfurt

In light of the ongoing disorder in the global credit markets, David Doble Solicitors, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, and Thümmel Schütze & Partner will be presenting a seminar exclusively for institutional investors. The seminar will address some of the most important challenges facing institutions attempting to navigate the changed global environment for derivatives and structured finance investors.

The evolution of complex structured finance markets– lessons being learned in the aftermath of the Credit Crisis

• The problems encountered by investors whose transactions defaulted
• What sorts of dispute have emerged between sell-side and buy-side institutions
• Lehman assets - where are we now?
• How will the credit ratings system change to avoid past failings
• Exercising proper care - the lessons to be learned for investors in complex structured instruments
• Regulation of buy-side institutions in the structured finance markets – the implications of the de Larosière and IOSCO reports

What does it mean to litigate in England? The law and procedure

• Understanding the key differences between the civil law (European) and common law (US/UK) approaches to complex transactions.
• Institutional investors – the attitude of the UK courts
• Disclosure – the duty to divulge all non-privileged information
• The timeline of an action – how long it may take
• The costs rules – who pays? Conditional Fee Arrangements, After the Event Insurance, Third Party Funding

Financial Institutions and Arbitration: an overview on the concerns raised by Financial Institutions

• The Anglo-American approach
• Is litigating derivatives and swaps in German state courts a viable solution? Examples of recent state court decisions
• Financial markets disputes require expert judges - reasons why it might be worthwhile for Financial Institutions to consider arbitration

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