In a welcome development for so-called “tough legacy” contracts, Congress has passed legislation with the goal of establishing a clear and uniform nationwide process for replacing LIB...
Davis Polk partners Christopher Schell, Yan Zhang and Derek Walters served as editors of the third edition of The Structured Products Law Review and authored the editors’ preface and th...
In important developments in the transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates, LIBOR’s regulator and its administrator, as well as trade groups, have made recent announcements r...
In a very significant development, the administrator of LIBOR announced on November 30 that it expects in early December to consult on its intention to cease the publication of most USD L...
On November 18, the administrator of LIBOR announced that it will, in the near future, consult on its intention to cease the publication of all GBP, EUR, CHF and JPY LIBOR settings after ...
Highlighting that legislative steps could help address the “tough legacy” contracts that cannot transition from LIBOR, the UK Government announced on June 23 its intention to expand t...
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The Law Reviews – The Structured Products Law Review, First Edition
Davis Polk partners Christopher Schell, Yan Zhang and Derek Walters edited the first edition of The Structured Products Law Review and authored the editors’ preface and the “United St...
LIBOR is expected to be phased out by 2021 but US corporates continue to issue LIBOR-based floating-rate notes (FRNs). Although the defined term “LIBOR” in FRN indentures typically in...
Market participants are undertaking significant work to prepare for a transition away from LIBOR. This publication focuses on the legal framework and other issues related to fallback lang...
Market participants are undertaking significant work to prepare for a transition away from LIBOR. The recent launch and reform of preferred alternative reference rates to USD LIBOR and ...
