Advanced 2002 ISDA Master Agreement and English Law CSA Practical Negotiation Workshop

Location: City of London
Next course: To be confirmed. Please contact us for further details.
Price: GBP 2,000 + VAT (at 20% if applicable)

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORKSHOP IS NOT SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE WITH UNDER 2 YEARS’ OF FULL TIME ISDA/CSA NEGOTIATION EXPERIENCE

Course summary:

Day 1 provides a series of case studies on important issues which arise in ISDA® Master Agreement negotiation and culminates in a legal opinion analysis and practical negotiation exercise. 

Day 2 consists of a series of case studies covering issues regularly arising in English Law CSA negotiation. It ends with a practical negotiation exercise and a presentation and discussion on the latest developments in proposed US and European regulation in the OTC derivatives markets.

How Will You Benefit?

• Review and discuss important provisions and issues through testing case studies and negotiation exercises.
• Gain further confidence through practice in drafting ability to tackle these issues.
• Consolidate knowledge with multiple exercises.
• Discuss all items on the course agenda without undue time pressures.
• Network with people with similar and greater levels of experience.

Who Should Attend?

Principally for people with at least 2 years’ full time ISDA Master Agreement and CSA negotiation experience from Financial Institutions, Investment Banks, Law Firms, Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, Corporations, Consultancy Groups and Regulators:

• Legal Counsel
• Documentation specialists

About your Expert Trainer:

Ernst van den Broek has 15 years’ experience in the financial industry and works as an interim counsel in the Netherlands.  He has worked for ING Financial Markets, NV Nuon Energy Trade & Wholesale, Rabobank International and various other banks within both their legal and credit departments. He studied law at the University of Amsterdam and holds an MBA degree from the NIMBAS-Bradford Graduate School of Management.  He has broad experience in the field of financial and commodity trading including the negotiation of ISDA Master Agreements, CSAs, GMRAs, GMSLAs and EFETs. He provides training on all these documents and is a fluent English speaker.

Please note that delegates are requested to bring their own copy of the 2002 ISDA® Master Agreement and/or 1995 ISDA® Credit Support Annex under English Law.

ISDA® is a registered trademark of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. This course is neither sponsored by nor affiliated with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.