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Paul Allan

Partner

Paul advises on a broad range of derivatives, with particular experience in credit derivatives and strategic equity transactions. 

Paul is the European adviser to the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee which determines Credit Events and other matters of relevance for the credit derivatives market as a whole. Paul also advises individual market participants on a broad range of credit derivative transactions.

Paul’s strategic equity practice covers equity derivatives and margin loans as well as structured repo and stock lending transactions. Paul also regularly advises on hedging and advised the hedge counterparties on the restructuring of Premier Oil PLC.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2011

Academic

BSc, Government, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2006

LLB, Law, The College Of Law, London, 2008

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