The Structured Products Law Review - 5th Edition

Christopher S Schell is a partner in Davis Polk's corporate department, practising in the derivatives and structured products group. He regularly advises financial institutions on numerous types of domestic and international debt and equity capital markets transactions. He represents issuers and investment banks. His practice focuses on advising financial institutions in connection with their capital markets offerings and issues related to those offerings such as the Federal Reserve's TLAC rules or the current LIBOR transition. Within this capital markets practice, he has over a decade of expertise in structured product transactions, including synthetic exchangeable securities and other equity, commodity and currency linked products. He has extensive experience developing new financial products, including innovative offerings of units, warrants, exchange traded notes and proprietary indexes, for both retail and institutional investors.

Yan Zhang is a partner in Davis Polk's corporate department, practising in the derivatives and structured products group. She regularly represents financial institutions on securities offerings of structured products linked to equities, commodities, currencies, rates and combinations of these assets. She has extensive experience in the development of new financial products, including exchange traded notes and proprietary indices for retail and institutional investors. She also advises financial institutions, corporations and investment funds in structuring, negotiating and documenting equity derivatives transactions as well as offerings of convertible and exchangeable securities.

Derek Walters is a partner in Davis Polk's corporate department, practising in the derivatives and structured products group. He advises financial institutions, companies and investors on equity derivatives and other structured transactions, including convertible notes, margin loans secured by significant positions in public companies, over-the-counter derivatives and structured products. His practice encompasses transaction execution as well as product development and regulatory compliance.