Dr. Olivier Favre, Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd. to Speak at The Knowledge Group’s Webcast

The Knowledge Group has announced today that Dr. Olivier Favre, Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd. will speak at its webcast entitled: “LIBOR Transition: Demystifying Trends, Developments, and Legal Issues.” This event is scheduled on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (ET). End Quote

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About Dr. Olivier Favre
Olivier Favre is a Partner in Schellenberg Wittmer's Banking and Finance group. Olivier focuses on derivatives, structured finance and capital markets transactions, and advises clients on financial services, securities, commodities, fund, insurance and reinsurance regulation. He also advises clients on financing and capital markets transactions and on legal fintech solutions.

Olivier recently advised on the implementation of fallback clauses for derivatives contracts referencing LIBOR benchmarks and on documentation to exchange initial margin for uncleared OTC derivatives transactions. Olivier recently prepared the netting opinion published by the ISDA for international financial institutions set up in Switzerland.

Olivier obtained a doctorate in law from the University of Zurich (Dr. iur, 2003) and is a graduate of Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2004).

About Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Schellenberg Wittmer is a leading Swiss business law firm with more than 150 lawyers in Zurich and Geneva, and an office in Singapore. We take care of all legal needs – transactions, advisory, disputes.

We advise domestic and international clients on all aspects of business law and offer a comprehensive range of services from focused advice to project management, for local or foreign companies and high net worth individuals.

The firm’s areas of expertise include: banking and finance, competition and antitrust, dispute resolution and international arbitration, intellectual property/information technology, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, private clients, trusts & estates, foundations, real estate and construction, restructuring and insolvency, taxation, white-collar crime and compliance.

Event Synopsis:
The concurrent LIBOR transition activities remain to be a major issue for global financial institutions. Recently, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) released a consultation seeking comments intended as part of its fallback provision recommendations for cash products referencing LIBOR. This, along with the other trends and developments that are anticipated to arise, continues to cloud the current legal climate.

With the impending risks and pressures from regulatory agencies, financial entities need to develop well-established preparation and compliance plans that will help them in this changing landscape. It is of paramount importance that companies and their counsel keep up with the updates and developments in order to effectively protect their businesses and prevent risk issues.

In this LIVE Webcast, finance lawyers Olivier Favre (Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd) and Les Jacobowitz (Arent Fox) will present an in-depth analysis of the current trends and developments surrounding LIBOR transition. Speakers will also offer best practices in addressing the emerging legal issues in light of the recent developments.

Some of the major topics that will be covered in this course are:
• Overview of LIBOR Transition
• Recent Trends and Developments
• Regulatory Guidance: Updates
• Common Risks Issues
• Best Practices
• What Lies Ahead

About The Knowledge Group
The Knowledge Group is a leading provider of Continuing Legal Education, CLE, for lawyers, Continuing Professional Education, CPE, for accountants and a variety of other types of continuing education for other professions. Our mission is to deliver quality continuing education programs utilizing industry trends and the latest technology to communicate regulatory shifts and contributions made to different fields. Our insightful and engaging webcasts are brought to you by leading influencers to offer a multitude of perspectives and outlooks.

In bringing together thought leaders, regulators, and subject matter experts from around the world, The Knowledge Group strives to be the best-in-class provider of continuing education. The experts we engage with analyze the latest trends, insights, and developments in their industries to bring forth content you can’t get anywhere else.

We can be reached via our website, over the phone at (646) 844-0200 or email us at info ( @ ) theknowledgegroup dot org. We look forward to having you learn with The Knowledge Group.

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