Derivatives & Structured Products

Leaders in the field

We have extensive experience advising leading institutions and others on a broad spectrum of derivatives and structured product transactions including equity derivatives, credit derivatives, commodity derivatives, interest rate and FX derivatives, structured products (including retail structured products), repos and securities lending.

Deep market understanding

The derivatives and structured products industries are undergoing a period of unprecedented regulatory change and our team is at the forefront of advising on these developments, including the Benchmark Regulation, clearing, EMIR, Dodd-Frank, AIFMD, MiFID II, PRIIPs KID and the Prospectus Directive .

Commercial acumen

A number of our senior lawyers have worked in the derivatives divisions of major institutions and we are proud to offer both commercial and technical expertise. We understand the broader context as well as the legal issues and are familiar with the internal procedures for complex and high risk transactions.

Global expertise

With a truly international team, we offer derivatives experts in key financial centres in Europe, the United States, Asia and Australia.

Seamless and integrated legal service

We boast not only dedicated legal and documentation project management teams, but also a centre of excellence in Glasgow, enabling us to resource transactions appropriately and economically.