Opinions Counsel Contact Details
Netting, Collateral and Clearing Opinions
| Country | Counsel | Opinion Type | Primary Contact | E-mail address |
| Anguilla | Harneys | Netting, Collateral | Russell Willings | Russell.willings@harneys.com |
| Australia | King & Wood Mallesons | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Scott Farrell | Scott.farrell@au.kwm.com |
| Austria | Schoenherr Rechtsanwaelte GmbH | Netting, Clearing Member Reliance | Martin Ebner | m.ebner@schoenherr.eu |
| DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach | Collateral | Dr. Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik | Jasna.zwitter-tehnovik@dlapiper.com | |
| Bahamas | Higgs & Johnson | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance | Zarina Fitzgerald | zfitzgerald@higgsjohnson.com |
| Barbados | Chancery Chambers | Netting, Collateral | Andrew C. Ferreira | acferreira@chancerylaw.bb |
| Belgium | DLA Piper | Netting, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Johan Mouraux | johan.mouraux@dlapiper.com |
| Loyens & Loeff Advocaten – Avocats | Collateral | Marc Vermylen | Marc.vermylen@loyensloeff.com | |
| Bermuda
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Appleby | Netting, FCM Reliance | Gary Harris, Tonesan Amissah | GCHarris@applebyglobal.com; TAmissah@applebyglobal.com |
| Harneys | Collateral, CM Reliance | Lilla Zuill | Lilla.Zuill@harneys.com | |
| Brazil | Pinheiro Neto Advogados | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance | Tiago Lessa, Fernando R. de Almeida Prado | tlessa@pn.com.br; faprado@pn.com.br |
| British Virgin Islands | Harneys | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance | Russell Willings | Russell.willings@harneys.com |
| Canada (Canada, Ontario, Alberta, BC, Quebec) | Stikeman Elliott LLP | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance | Margaret Grottenthaler | Mgrottenthaler@stikeman.com |
| Cayman Islands | Maples and Calder | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Tina Meigh | Tina.meigh@maplesandcalder.com |
| Chile | Carey CIA Ltda | Netting, Collateral | ||
| China | King & Wood Mallesons | Chinese law Netting Memorandum and Collateral Memorandum | Minny Siu | Minny.Siu@hk.kwm.com |
| Colombia | Gomez-Pinzon Zuelta | Netting, Collateral | Ricardo Fandiño-De la Calle | rfandino@gpzlegal.com |
| Curacao, Aruba, St. Maarten | Clifford Chance LLP | Netting, FCM Reliance | Frank G.B. Graaf | Frank.Graaf@cliffordchance.com |
| Cyprus | Harneys | Netting, Collateral | Nancy Erotocritou | Nancy.Erotocritou@harneys.com |
| Czech Republic
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Allen & Overy | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | Petr Vybiral | Petr.Vybiral@AllenOvery.com |
| Denmark | Gorrissen Federspiel | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Michael Steen Jensen | msj@gorrissenfederspiel.com |
| England and Wales | Allen & Overy | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Guy Antrobus, Emma Dwyer | Guy.antrobus@allenovery.com; Emma.Dwyer@AllenOvery.com |
| England and Wales | Clifford Chance | ISDA/IIFM Tahawwut Master Agreement | Habib Motani | habib.motani@cliffordchance.com |
| Finland | DLA Piper Finland | Collateral | Mikko Ojala | mikko.ojala@dlapiper.com |
| Hannes Snellman | Netting, CM Reliance | |||
| France | Jones Day | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Alban Caillemer du Ferrage | acf@jonesday.com |
| Germany
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Hengeler Mueller | Netting, Collateral | ||
| Clifford Chance Deutschland LLP | FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Dr. Marc Benzler | Marc.Benzler@cliffordchance.com | |
| Greece | Karatzas & Partners | Netting, Collateral, CM Reliance | ||
| Guernsey | Ogier | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance, | Bryon Rees | Bryon.rees@ogier.com |
| Hong Kong | Linklaters | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | I-Ping Soong | i-ping.soong@linklaters.com |
| Hungary | Allen & Overy LLP | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | Zoltan Lengyel | Zoltan.Lengyel@AllenOvery.com |
| Iceland | Logos | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | ||
| India | Juris Corp | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | H Jayesh | h_jayesh@jclex.com |
| Indonesia | Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro | Netting, Collateral, CM Reliance | Theodoor Bakker | tbakker@abnrlaw.com |
| Ireland | McCann Fitzgerald | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | Judith Lawless | Judith.Lawless@mccannfitzgerald.com |
| Israel | Yigal Arnon & Co. | Collateral | Shiri Shaham | shiri@arnon.co.il |
| Meitar Liquornik Geva Lesham Tal | Netting, Clearing Member Reliance | Clifford M.J. Felig | cfelig@meitar.com | |
| Italy | Allen & Overy | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | Lisa Curran | lisa.curran@allenovery.com |
| Japan | Linklaters | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Motoyasu Fujita | Motoyasu.fujita@linklaters.com |
| Jersey | Ogier | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance | Bruce MacNeil | bruce.macneil@ogier.com |
| Liechtenstein | Gasser & Partner | Netting | Hannes Arnold | hannes.arnold@gasserpartner.com |
| Luxembourg | Linklaters LLP | Collateral | Janine Biver | janine.biver@linklaters.com |
| Allen & Overy | Netting, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Henri Wagner | Henri.Wagner@allenovery.com | |
| Malaysia | Shearn Delamore and Co | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | Rabindra S. Nathan | rabindra@shearndelamore.com |
| Malaysia | ZICO Law | ISDA/IIFM Tahawwut Master Agreement | Tatt King Loo | tatt.king.loo@zicolaw.com |
| Malta | GANADO Advocates | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | Conrad Portanier | cportanier@ganadoadvocates.com |
| Mauritius
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Chambers of Sir Hamid Moollan, Q.C. | Netting | Sir Hamid Moollan, Iqbal Moollan | sirhamid@chambers.sirhamid.intnet.mu imoollan@chambers.sirhamid.intnet.mu |
| Mexico | Ritch Mueller
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Netting, Collateral | Pablo Perezalonso | pperezalonso@rhm.com.mx |
| Netherlands | NautaDutilh N.V., the Netherlands | Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance, FCM Reliance | Prof. dr. W.A.K. Rank | Pim.Rank@nautadutilh.com |
| De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek | Netting | Reinout Vriesendorp | reinout.vriesendorp@debrauw.com | |
| New Zealand | Bell Gully | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance | David Craig | David.craig@bellgully.com |
| Norway | Wiersholm | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance | ||
| Peru | Baker & McKenzie | Netting, Collateral | Pablo Berckholtz | Pablo.berckholtz@bakermckenzie.com |
| Philippines | SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan | Netting, Collateral, CM Reliance |
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| Poland | Allen & Overy | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Bartosz Jagodzinski | bartosz.jagodzinski@allenovery.com |
| Portugal | PLEN Sociedade de Advogados, RL | Netting | Tiago Lemos | tiago.lemos@plen.pt |
| CARDIGOS e Associados | Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | Pedro Cardigos | pcardigos@cardigos.com | |
| Romania | Leroy si Asociatii | Netting | Cristina Togan | togan@leroylaw.ro |
| Russia | Clifford Chance | Netting | Olga Zakharova | Olga.Zakharova@CliffordChance.com |
| Scotland | CMS Cameron McKenna
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Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance
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Stephen Phillips
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Stephen.PHILLIPS@cms-cmno.com
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| Singapore | Allen & Gledhill LLP | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance
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Francis Mok | francis.mok@allenandgledhill.com |
| Slovakia | Allen & Overy Bratislava s.r.o. | Netting | Renatus Kollar | renatus.kollar@allenovery.com |
| Slovenia | Boštjan Špec, odvetnik | Netting, Collateral | Bostjan | |
| South Africa | Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc. | Netting, Collateral, CM Reliance | Bridget King | Bridget.King@cdhlegal.com |
| South Korea | Kim & Chang | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | S.K. Cheong, esq. | skcheong@kimchang.com |
| Spain | DLA Piper | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Inigo Gomez Jordana | inigo.gomez-jordana@dlapiper.com
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| Sweden | Wistrand Advokatbyrå Göteborg KB
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Netting, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Anne-Marie Pouteaux | anne-marie.pouteaux@wistrand.se |
| Mannheimer Swartling | Collateral | Thomas Pettersson | thp@msa.se | |
| Switzerland | Lenz & Staehelin, | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Patrick Hünerwadel (Zurich), François Rayroux (Geneva)
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patrick.hunerwadel@lenzstaehelin.com; Francois.Rayroux@LenzStaehelin.com |
| Taiwan | Russin & Vecchi | Netting, Collateral, CM Reliance | ||
| Thailand | Baker & McKenzie | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | Komkrit Kietduriyakul, Thinawat Bukhamana | Komkrit.kieturiyakul@bakermckenzie.com; |
| Turkey | Pekin & Pekin | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | Ahmed Pekin; Ozge Okat | apekin@pekin-pekin.com; OOkat@pekin-pekin.com |
| UAE (ADGM) | Shearman & Sterling | Patrick Clancy | Patrick.Clancy@Shearman.com | |
| UAE (DIFC free zone) | Clifford Chance | Netting | Tim Plews | tim.plews@cliffordchance.com |
| USA | Sidley Austin LLP | Netting, Collateral for Insurance Companies (CT,DE,IL,IN,IA,MA,MN,NY,VA) | Ellen Pesch | epesch@sidley.com |
| Mayer Brown LLP | Netting, Collateral | Curtis Doty | cdoty@mayerbrown.com | |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | FCM Reliance | Seth Grosshandler | sgrosshandler@cgsh.com |
E-contracts Opinions
| Jurisdiction | Firm | Primary Contact(s) | Email address |
| Australia | King & Wood Mallesons | Scott Farrell | Scott.Farrell@au.kwm.com |
| Bahrain | ASAR | ||
| Cayman Islands | Maples & Calder | Tina Meigh | Tina.Meigh@MAPLESANDCALDER.com |
| Egypt | Dentons | Frederique Leger, Michael Lacey |
frederique.leger@dentons.com michael.lacey@dentons.com |
| England & Wales | Linklaters | Deepak Sitlani | deepak.sitlani@linklaters.com |
| Hong Kong | Linklaters | I-Ping Soong; Chin-Chong Liew | i-ping.soong@linklaters.com; chin-chong.liew@linklaters.com |
| India | Juris Corp | Mr. Jayesh H | jayesh.h@jclex.com |
| Japan | Morrison & Foerster LLP | Akihiro Wani | awani@mofo.com |
| Korea | Lee & Ko | Hyunjoo Oh | hjo@leeko.com |
| Kuwait | ASAR | ||
| Malaysia | Shearn Delamore & Co. | Rabindra S. Nathan | rabindra@shearndelamore.com |
| Qatar | Allen & Overy | Anthony Traboulsi | Anthony.Traboulsi@AllenOvery.com |
| Saudi Arabia | Allen & Overy | Karim Wali | Karim.Wali@AllenOvery.com |
| Thailand | Baker & McKenzie Ltd | Komkrit Kietduriyakul; Thinawat Bukhamana | yakul@bakermckenzie.com; thinawat.bukhamana@bakermckenzie.com |
| UAE | Allen & Overy | Anthony Traboulsi | Anthony.Traboulsi@AllenOvery.com |
ISDA Staff Contacts
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| EMEA
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