ISDA Conferences

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA®)

Understanding the ISDA Master Agreements Conference
With Comprehensive Sessions on:
Key differences between the 2002 and the 1992 ISDA Master Agreements
Understanding the ISDA Credit Support Annex

7 CLE Credit Hours Available (New York)
Transitional and Nontransitional

7 CPE Credit Hours Available

Application for MCLE accreditation of this program in California is currently pending.

November 7, 2008
Omni San Francisco Hotel
San Francisco

PROGRAM AGENDA

8:00 AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 AM	Welcoming Remarks Mark New, Assistant General Counsel, ISDA
9:00 AM	The 2002 ISDA Master Agreement • Section-by-section analysis of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement • Discussion of key differences between the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement and the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement • New measure of damages, Close-out Amount • Amendments to the Events of Default and Termination Events • New Set-Off provision • New consolidated interest rate provisions • 2001 ISDA Cross-Agreement Bridge • Netting opinions Mark New, Assistant General Counsel, ISDA Kevin O'Brien, Senior Associate, Stikeman Elliott LLP
11:00 AM	Morning Break
11:15 AM	Negotiating the Schedule to the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement This session will focus on key issues that firms typically negotiate in their Schedule to the 2002 Agreement. Frequently negotiated Schedule provisions will be discussed: • Automatic Early Termination • Specified Entities • Specified Transactions • Cross Default • Threshold Amounts • Additional Termination Events • Additional Representations Harry Jho, Member,Harry Jho LLC *Steven Schraibman,* Counsel, S.A.C. Capital Advisors, LLC
1:15 PM	Luncheon
2:30 PM	Understanding the ISDA Credit Support Annex The ISDA Credit Support Annex under New York law forms part of the Schedule of the ISDA Master Agreement. It is designed to document security arrangements involving the use of cash or readily marketable securities to secure the risk either or both parties may have under the ISDA Master Agreement to which the ISDA Credit Support Annex relates. This session will examine critical provisions in the ISDA Credit Support Annex under New York law, including defining credit support obligations and effecting transfers, calculations and substitutions of collateral, dispute resolution, holding and usage of posted collateral, events of default, standard representations and rights and remedies, as well as various elections and variables. Nikiforos Mathews, Of Counsel, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP David H. Miller, Associate General Counsel, Bank of America, N.A.
3:45 PM	Afternoon Break
4:00PM	Understanding the ISDA Credit Support Annex (continued)
5:00 PM	Conference Concludes

Agenda is subject to change

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CONFERENCE VENUE: Omni San Francisco Hotel, 500 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104
Ph: (415) 677-9494.

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