Derivatives Deskbook: Close-Out Netting, Risk Mitigation, Litigation is a comprehensive resource for all users of swap agreements and derivatives, from financial institutions to corporate end-users. The treatise defines the key terminology and identifies the major players, discusses the full range of required documentation, highlights best practices for the legal risk management of derivatives, and includes numerous practice-tested legal forms. Most importantly, it examines all significant, and often difficult-to-find, derivative transactions litigation cases from leading jurisdictions worldwide.

Highlights of this new release include:

• Expanded section 1:1 explains the repercussions of the Texas energy crisis that occurred in February 2021, particularly with regard to how it relates to corporate end-users of derivative transactions.
• Revised section 6:6.1 explores how additional termination events that are tied to the financial health of a counterparty could be specified conditions similar to having events of default as specified conditions.
• Completely revised Chapter 9 examines the Dodd-Frank Act, EMIR, and MiFid II, and their implications on the OTC derivatives market in light of the 2020 revisions to Commodities Futures Trading Commission regulations.

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