"Margin of Safety?" The Implications of the Dodd-Frank Credit Requirements for Derivatives on Energy Businesses and Trading

Jacob Dweck, Chad E. Mills, Paul B. Turner
August 18, 2010
Houston, Texas


Sutherland Partners Jacob Dweck, Chad E. Mills and Paul B. Turner are speaking at Sutherland’s Breakfast Program, "Margin of Safety?" The Implications of the Dodd-Frank Credit Requirements for Derivatives on Energy Businesses and Trading, on August 18, 2010, in Houston, Texas.

Jake, Chad and Paul will analyze the new margin requirements imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act on derivatives and trading companies. Keeping the focus on the practical, industry-specific issues, they will:

  • Examine the Act's margin requirements and the critical gaps to be addressed by yet-to-be-adopted regulations
  • Address the practical effects of the Act's margining and related requirements on different types of energy company participants
  • Explore the potential effects of the new credit requirements on pre-existing swaps and new or amended agreements
  • Analyze the potential impact of the margin provisions on structured energy trading transactions and on the exercise of "safe harbor" rights under the Bankruptcy Code

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