ISDA’s French law and Irish law versions of the 2002 Master Agreement and related regulatory and non-regulatory credit support documents are intended to provide choice to firms that wish to trade under an EU member state law, enabling them to opt for whichever ISDA documents best suit their needs.
In the above video, ISDA’s general counsel Katherine Tew Darras speaks with Alban Caillemer du Ferrage, partner at Jones Day, and Judith Lawless, partner at McCann FitzGerald LLP, on the benefits of the documents and how they provide market participants with a choice if they wish to trade under an EU member state law.
Click here to download a factsheet providing an overview of the variety of reasons market participants may opt to use the French or Irish law versions of ISDA documents.
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