ISDA AGM 2019: Douglas J. Donahue, Linklaters LLP

At its 34th Annual General Meeting in Hong Kong, ISDA caught up with Douglas J. Donahue, Partner, Linklaters LLP, and asked him: “To what extent can derivatives documentation be automated and digitized, and what needs to happen to achieve this?”

Addressing Termination Troubles

When Enron announced a shock $618 million loss on October 16, 2001, it took a further 47 days until it filed for bankruptcy. For Bear Stearns, it took 266 days between its bailout of a structured credit fund run by...