Netting, Collateral and Clearing Opinions Counsel
| Country | Counsel | Opinion Type | Primary Contact | E-mail address |
| Anguilla | Harneys | Netting, Collateral | Russell Willings | russell.willings@harneys.com |
| Argentina | Estudio O’Farrell | Netting | Sebastian Luegmayer | luegmayers@eof.com.ar |
| Armenia | TK & Partners | Netting | Varoujan Avedikian, Aleksandr Khachaturyan, Misak Babajanyan | vavedikian@tk.partners; akhachaturyan@tk.partners; mbanajanyan@tk.partners |
| Australia | King & Wood Mallesons | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Scott Farrell, Max Allan | scott.farrell@au.kwm.com; max.allan@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-tehovnik@dlapiper.com | |
| Bahamas | Higgs & Johnson | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance | Alexandra T. Hall | ahall@higgsjohnson.com |
| Barbados | Chancery Chambers | Netting, Collateral, CM Reliance | Andrew C. Ferreira | acferreira@chancerylaw.bb |
| Belgium | DLA Piper | Netting, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Pierre Berger | pierre.berger@dlapiper.com |
| Loyens & Loeff Advocaten – Avocats | Collateral | Marc Vermylen | marc.vermylen@loyensloeff.com | |
| Bermuda | Appleby | Netting, FCM Reliance | Alan Bossin | abossin@applebyglobal.com |
| Harneys | Collateral, CM Reliance, Client Reliance | Lilla Zuill | lilla.zuill@harneys.com, lilla.zuill@zuillco.com | |
| Brazil | Pinheiro Neto Advogados | Netting, Collateral, CM Reliance, 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) | Osler | Netting, Collateral | Lisa Mantello | lmantello@osler.com |
| Canada | Stikeman | FCM | Sterling Dietz | sdietze@stikeman.com |
| Cayman Islands | Maples and Calder | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Tina Meigh | tina.meigh@maplesandcalder.com |
| Channel Islands – Guernsey | Ogier | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance, | Bryon Rees | bryon.rees@ogier.com |
| Channel Islands – Jersey | Ogier | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance | Bruce MacNeil | bruce.macneil@ogier.com |
| Chile | Carey y Cia Ltda | Netting, Collateral, CM Reliance | Salvador Valdés | svaldes@carey.cl |
| China | King & Wood Mallesons | Netting, Collateral | Minny Siu | Minny.Siu@hk.kwm.com |
| Colombia | Gomez-Pinzon | Netting, Collateral, CM Reliance | Ricardo Fandiño-De la Calle | rfandino@gomezpinzon.com |
| Costa Rica | Consortium Legal | Netting | Randall Barquero & Susana Raventós | |
| Croatia | Schoenherr | Netting, Collateral | Kresimira Kruslin | K.Kruslin@schoenherr.eu |
| Curacao, Aruba, St. Maarten | Clifford Chance LLP | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance | Frank G.B. Graaf | frank.graaf@cliffordchance.com |
| Cyprus | Harneys | Netting, Collateral | Nancy Erotocritou | nancy.erotocritou@harneys.com |
| Czech Republic | Allen & Overy | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance, Client 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 | Linklaters | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance | Simon Firth, Jo Windsor | simon.firth@linklaters.com; jo.windsor@linklaters.com |
| Allen & Overy | Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Emma Dwyer | emma.dwyer@AllenOvery.com | |
| 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 | Jari Tukiainen | jari.tukiainen@hannessnellman.com | |
| France | Jones Day | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Alban Caillemer du Ferrage | acf@jonesday.com |
| Georgia | Dentons | Netting | Avto Svanidze | avto.svanidze@dentons.com |
| Germany | Clifford Chance Deutschland LLP | FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Dr. Marc Benzler | marc.benzler@cliffordchance.com |
| Linklaters | Netting and Collateral | Dr. Jörg Fried | joerg.fried@Linklaters.com | |
| Greece | Karatzas & Partners | Netting, Collateral, CM Reliance | Dr. Alexander Metallinos Alexandra Th. Kondyli |
a.metallinos@karatza-partners.gr a.kondyli@karatza-partners.gr |
| 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, Client Reliance | Norbert Hete, Balazs Sahin-Toth | Norbert.Hete@AllenOvery.com; Balazs.Sahin-Toth@AllenOvery.com |
| Iceland | Logos | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | ||
| India | Juris Corp | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | H Jayesh | h_jayesh@jclex.com |
| Indonesia | Armand Yapsunto Muharamsyah & Partners | Netting, Collateral | Arie Armand | arie@aymp.law |
| Ireland | McCann FitzGerald LLP | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance, FCM Reliance, Client 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, FCM Reliance | Lisa Curran | lisa.curran@allenovery.com |
| Japan | Linklaters | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Motoyasu Fujita | motoyasu.fujita@linklaters.com |
| Kazakhstan | Dentons | Netting | Vassiliy Zenov | vassiliy.zenov@dentons.com |
| Latvia | Eversheds Sutherland | Netting | Māris Vainovskis | Maris.Vainovskis@eversheds-sutherland.lv |
| Liechtenstein | Gasser & Partner | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | Hannes Arnold | hannes.arnold@gasserpartner.com |
| Lithuania | Sorainen | Netting | Augustas Klezys | augustas.klezys@sorainen.com |
| Luxembourg | Linklaters LLP | Collateral | Patrick Geortay | patrick.geortay@linklaters.com |
| Allen & Overy | Netting, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Henri Wagner | henri.wagner@allenovery.com | |
| Malaysia | Shearn Delamore & Co | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Rabindra S. Nathan | rabindra@shearndelamore.com |
| Shearn Delamore & Co | ISDA/IIFM Tahawwut Master Agreement | Rabindra S. Nathan | rabindra@shearndelamore.com | |
| Malta | GANADO Advocates | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | Conrad Portanier | cportanier@ganadoadvocates.com |
| Mauritius | Appleby Global | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | Malcolm Moller | mmoller@applebyglobal.com |
| Mexico | Ritch Mueller | Netting, Collateral, Client Reliance | Pablo Perezalonso | pperezalonso@ritch.com.mx |
| Netherlands | NautaDutilh N.V., the Netherlands | Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance, FCM Reliance | Prof. dr. W.A.K. Rank, Frans van der Eerden | pim.rank@nautadutilh.com; Frans.vanderEerden@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 |
| Nigeria | G. Elias & Co | Netting | Fred Onuobia | fred.onuobia@gelias.com |
| Norway | Wiersholm | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance | Kaare P. Sverdrup | kps@wiersholm.no |
| Peru | Baker & McKenzie | Netting, Collateral | Pablo Berckholtz | pablo.berckholtz@bakermckenzie.com |
| Philippines | Morales & Justiniano | Netting, Collateral, CM Reliance | Rafael A. Morales | ramorales@primuslex.com |
| 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, Client Reliance | Pedro Cardigos | pcardigos@cardigos.com | |
| Qatar (QFC) | Simmons & Simmons | Netting | Andrew Wingfield, Maha Lawson | andrew.wingfield@simmons-simmons.com; maha.lawson@simmons-simmons.com |
| Romania | Leroy si Asociatii | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | Andreea Toma, Cristina Togan | toma@leroylaw.ro togan@leroylaw.ro |
| Russia | Clifford Chance | Netting, Clearing Member Reliance | ||
| Scotland | CMS Cameron McKenna | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Stephen Phillips | stephen.phillips@cms-cmno.com |
| Serbia | Schoenherr | Netting | Matija Vojnovic, Dusan Obradovic | m.vojnovic@schoenherr.eu; d.obradovic@schoenherr.rs |
| Singapore | Allen & Gledhill LLP | Netting, Collateral, FCM Reliance, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | 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 | ||
| South Africa | DLA Piper | Netting, Collateral, CM Reliance | Bridget King | bridget.king@dlapiper.com |
| South Korea | Kim & Chang | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | Sang-Yong Park | sypark1@KimChang.com |
| Spain | Alarde | Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance, FCM Reliance | ||
| Clifford Chance | Netting, Collateral | Jose Manuel Cuenca | josemanuel.cuenca@cliffordchance.com | |
| Sweden | Wistrand Advokatbyrå Göteborg KB | Netting, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Kristofer Selvin | kristofer.selvin@wistrand.se |
| Mannheimer Swartling | Collateral | Thomas Pettersson | thp@msa.se | |
| Switzerland | Lenz & Staehelin | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance, FCM Reliance | Patrick Hünerwadel (Zurich), François Rayroux (Geneva) |
patrick.hunerwadel@lenzstaehelin.com; francois.rayroux@lenzstaehelin.com |
| Taiwan | Russin & Vecchi | Netting, Collateral, CM Reliance | Lisa Wang | lwang@russinvecchi.com.tw |
| Thailand | Baker & McKenzie | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance, Client Reliance | Komkrit Kietduriyakul, Thinawat Bukhamana | komkrit.kietduriyakul@bakermckenzie.com; thinawat.bukhamana@bakermckenzie.com |
| Turkey | Pekin & Pekin | Netting, Collateral, Clearing Member Reliance | Hasan Yaşar | hyasar@pekin-pekin.com |
| UAE (ADGM) | Shearman & Sterling | Netting, Collateral | Patrick Clancy | patrick.clancy@shearman.com |
| UAE (DIFC free zone) | Clifford Chance | Netting | Habib Motani, Cheuk Yin Cheung | habib.motani@cliffordchance.com; cheukyin.cheung@cliffordchance.com |
| UAE (Federal) | Clifford Chance | Netting | Habib Motani, Cheuk Yin Cheung | habib.motani@cliffordchance.com; cheukyin.cheung@cliffordchance.com |
| USA | Sidley Austin LLP | Opinions on 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 | |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | FCM Clearing Member Reliance | Rebecca Simmons | Simmonsr@sullcrom.com | |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | FCM Client Reliance | Brandon Hammer | bhammer@cgsh.com |
International Financial Institution Opinions Counsel
| Opinion Type | Firm | Primary Contact(s) | Email address |
| English law base opinion | Mayer Brown | Christopher Arnold | carnold@mayerbrown.com |
| New York law opinions | Mayer Brown | Curtis Doty | cdoty@mayerbrown.com |
| English law opinions on BIS, EUROFIMA and EBRD | Mayer Brown | Christopher Arnold | carnold@mayerbrown.com |
| English law opinions on ESATDB and ADB | Clifford Chance | Matthew Grigg | matthew.grigg@cliffordchance.com |
| English law opinions on CEDB, EIB and ESM | Jones Day | Edward Nalbantian | enalbantian@JonesDay.com |
| French law opinions | Jones Day | Alban Caillemer du Ferrage | acf@jonesday.com |
| Luxembourg law opinions | Arendt | Matthieu Taillandier | Matthieu.Taillandier@arendt.com |
| Opinions on AIIB | King & Wood Mallesons | Minny Siu | minny.siu@hk.kwm.com |
| Swiss law opinions | Schellenber Wittmer | Olivier Favre | olivier.favre@swlegal.ch |
E-contracts Opinions Counsel
| Jurisdiction | Firm | Primary Contact(s) | Email address |
| Aguilla | Harneys | Russell Willings | russell.willings@harneys.com |
| Argentina | Estudio O’Farrell | Sebastian Luegmayer | luegmayers@eof.com.ar |
| Australia | King & Wood Mallesons | Scott Farrell, Max Allan | scott.farrell@au.kwm.com; max.allan@au.kwm.com |
| Austria | Benn-Ibler | Stefan Eder | stefan.eder@benn-ibler.com |
| Bahrain | ASAR | ||
| Barbados | Chancery Chambers | Andrew Ferreira | acferreira@chancerychambers.com |
| Belgium | DLA Piper | Johan Mouraux | johan.mouraux@dlapiper.com |
| Bermuda | Appleby | Alan Bossin | abossin@applebyglobal.com< |
| Brazil | Pinheiro Neto Advogados | Fernando R. de Almeida Prado | faprado@pn.com.br |
| British Virgin Islands | Harneys | Russell Willings | russell.willings@harneys.com |
| Canada | Osler | Lisa Mantello, Jacqueline Code |
lmantello@osler.com jcode@osler.com |
| Cayman Islands | Maples & Calder | Tina Meigh | tina.meigh@maplesandcalder.com |
| Channel Islands – Jersey | Ogier | Bruce MacNeil | bruce.macneil@ogier.com |
| Chile | Carey y Cia Ltda | Salvador Valdés | svaldes@carey.cl |
| Colombia | Gomez-Pinzon Zuelta | Ricardo Fandiño-De la Calle | rfandino@gpzlegal.com |
| Cyprus | Harneys | Nancy Erotocritou | nancy.erotocritou@harneys.com |
| Denmark | Gorrissen Federspiel | Michael Steen Jensen | msj@gorrissenfederspiel.com |
| Egypt | Dentons | Frederique Leger, Michael Lacey |
frederique.leger@dentons.com michael.lacey@dentons.com |
| England & Wales | Linklaters | Deepak Sitlani | deepak.sitlani@linklaters.com |
| Finland | Hannes Snellman | Jari Tukiainen | jari.tukiainen@hannessnellman.com |
| France | Jones Day | Alban Caillemer du Ferrage | acf@jonesday.com |
| Germany | Linklaters | Jörg Fried | joerg.fried@Linklaters.com |
| Ghana | Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah | Seth Asante | seth.asante@belonline.org |
| Hong Kong | Linklaters | I-Ping Soong; Chin-Chong Liew | i-ping.soong@linklaters.com; chin-chong.liew@linklaters.com |
| Hungary | Allen & Overy | Norbert Hete | norbert.hete@allenovery.com |
| India | Juris Corp | Mr. Jayesh H | jayesh.h@jclex.com |
| Ireland | McCann FitzGerald LLP | Adam Finlay | adam.finlay@mccannfitzgerald.com |
| Israel | Herzog Fox & Neeman | Karen Elburg | elburgk@herzoglaw.co.il |
| Italy | BonelliErede | Massimiliano Danusso | massimiliano.danusso@belex.com |
| Japan | Morrison & Foerster LLP | Akihiro Wani | awani@mofo.com |
| Korea | Lee & Ko | Hyunjoo Oh | hjo@leeko.com |
| Kuwait | ASAR | ||
| Liechtenstein | Gasser Partner | Hannes Arnold | hannes.arnold@gasserpartner.com |
| Luxembourg | Linklaters | Janine Biver | janine.biver@linklaters.com |
| Malaysia | Shearn Delamore & Co. | Rabindra S. Nathan | rabindra@shearndelamore.com |
| Mauritius | Appleby | Malcolm Moller | mmoller@applebyglobal.com |
| Mexico | Ritch Mueller | Pablo Perezalonso | pperezalonso@ritch.com.mx |
| Netherlands | NautaDutilh N.V. | Frans van der Eerden | frans.vandereerden@nautadutilh.com |
| New Zealand | Bell Gully | David Craig | david.craig@bellgully.com |
| Nigeria | G. Elias & Co. | Fred Onuobia | fred.onuobia@gelias.com |
| Norway | DLA Piper | Erik Ramm | erik.ramm@dlapiper.com |
| Peru | Baker & McKenzie | Pablo Berckholtz | pablo.berckholtz@bakermckenzie.com |
| Philippines | Morales & Justiniano | Rafael A. Morales | ramorales@primuslex.com |
| Portugal | Cardigos | Maria Fernandes | mfernandes@cardigos.com |
| Qatar | Allen & Overy | Anthony Traboulsi | anthony.traboulsi@allenovery.com |
| Saudi Arabia | Allen & Overy | Karim Wali | karim.wali@allenovery.com |
| Scotland | CMS Cameron McKenna | Stephen Phillips | stephen.phillips@cms-cmno.com |
| Singapore | Allen & Gledhill | Alexander Yap | alexander.yap@allendandgledhill.com |
| South Africa | DLA Piper | Bridget King | bridget.king@dlapiper.com |
| Spain | DLA Piper | Inigo Gomez-Jordana | inigo.gomez-jordana@dlapiper.com |
| Sweden | Wistrand | Henrik Saalman | henrik.saalman@wistrand.se |
| Switzerland | Lenz & Staehelin | Patrick Hünerwadel (Zurich), François Rayroux (Geneva) |
patrick.hunerwadel@lenzstaehelin.com; francois.rayroux@lenzstaehelin.com |
| Taiwan | Russin & Vecchi | Lisa Wang | lwang@russinvecchi.com.tw |
| Thailand | Baker & McKenzie Ltd | Komkrit Kietduriyakul, Thinawat Bukhamana |
komkrit.kietduriyakul@bakermckenzie.com; thinawat.bukhamana@bakermckenzie.com |
| Turkey | Pekin & Pekin | Ozge Okat | ookat@pekin-pekin.com |
| USA (New York law) | Linklaters | Douglas Donahue | douglas.donaghue@linklaters.com |
| UAE | Allen & Overy | Anthony Traboulsi | anthony.traboulsi@allenovery.com |
ISDA Staff Contacts
| APAC
Contact: Jing Gu Email: jgu@isda.org |
| EMEA
Contact: Annabel Akintomide Email: aakintomide@isda.org |
| AMERICAS
Contact: Mark New Email: mnew@isda.org Contact: Breda Walsh Email: bwalsh@isda.org |
| OTHER Email: opinions@isda.org |