Credit Default Swaps Under Fire
Guiding Financial Institutions and Investors Through the Credit Derivatives Crisis
Lessons Learned From Lehman Brothers, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and AIG
Recording of a 90-minute premium CLE webinar with Q&A
Outline
- Overview — Credit default swaps as “fuel” for financial crisis
- Current SEC efforts to regulate credit default swaps
- Lessons learned about credit default swaps during the crisis
- Strategies for minimizing loss and maximizing recovery
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- How has the use of credit default swap derivatives contributed to the current financial crisis?
- What steps are the SEC and New York state taking to regulate the use of credit default swaps?
- How should legal advisors counsel financial institutions and investors to minimize legal risks and losses from credit default swaps?
Faculty
Willa Cohen Bruckner
Partner
Alston & Bird
She concentrates on derivatives, structured products, and alternative investments and has over 35 years of experience... | Read More
She concentrates on derivatives, structured products, and alternative investments and has over 35 years of experience as a financial services attorney.
CloseJames P. Wehner
Of Counsel
Caplin & Drysdale
His principal practice area is complex civil litigation, with a focus on bankruptcy and creditors' rights litigation.... | Read More
His principal practice area is complex civil litigation, with a focus on bankruptcy and creditors' rights litigation. He works with a variety of industries, including consumer financial products.
CloseJonathan Sablone
Partner
Nixon Peabody
He chairs the firm's Alternative Investment Litigation Team, representing limited partnerships, investors and partners... | Read More
He chairs the firm's Alternative Investment Litigation Team, representing limited partnerships, investors and partners in matters related to limited partnership investment vehicles.
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