Jay L. Taylor currently practices in the area of trade and financial risk management, hedging through futures and derivatives and “investment banking/broker dealer” transactions. He specializes in technology start-ups and all areas related to the global trading of swaps and structured financial contracts (with a focus on fixed-income products, energy and commodities, currency, and many other underlying asset classes) and the establishment and maintenance of prime brokerage, project finance and financial contracts. He has over 16 years of experience drafting and negotiating many aspects of structured finance transactions, hedging documentation, project finance deals and related credit support arrangements (including security agreements and guarantees). Mr. Taylor has represented a diverse global client base, including the world’s largest energy and commodity companies, hedge funds, commercial and investment banks and corporate entities. His knowledge of financial hedging structures and financing transactions include credit, equity, commodities, fund, fixed income and options strategies. Mr. Taylor has a breadth and depth of financial transactional knowledge and understands the actual and theoretical framework for synthetic hedging of virtually any underlying asset.
Mr. Taylor handled the wind down and termination of all Lehman derivatives and prime brokerage trades carried by all global clients of one of the world’s largest law firms. He has also served as the point person for global instruction and training in the area of derivatives, prime brokerage and commercial trading and hedging transactions for that same global firm, creating innovative risk management solutions and resolving transactional issues worldwide. Mr. Taylor led a risk analysis project across 4 countries for a large international bank where his team was charged with reviewing and analyzing risk management provisions from approximately two thousand (2,000) financial contracts. He also led a team to review a broad range of financial trading contracts for one of the world’s largest hedge funds, and has served as lead commodities lawyer in the United States for one of the world’s top global investment banks.
Mr. Taylor’s expertise includes credit and security contracts and arrangements, project finance hedging, credit default swaps, total return and equity transactions, commodity swaps, futures, forwards and options, options, interest-rate and currency transactions, prime brokerage relationships, repurchase agreements, arranged financing transactions, securities lending agreements and master netting arrangements. Mr. Taylor’s expertise also extends to the new Dodd-Frank Financial Reform legislation as it relates to new changes in the way hedging is conducted.
Mr. Taylor has a unique view, having worked on both sides of derivatives and financial issues and transactions, through several difficult industry times. He has worked on the broker-dealer side for several major foreign and domestic investment banks such as Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas and Bear Stearns and, alternatively, has represented some of the world’s largest corporate entities, energy and commodity companies, hedge funds and other end-users as lead deal counsel. Adding to his unique perspective is the fact that he interned at federal banking agencies such as the FDIC and OTS and has investigated high profile financial crimes from a forensic perspective as a junior litigator. These experiences provide a very unique dynamic leaving Mr. Taylor at the cutting edge of today’s commercial and investment banking world.
Jay Taylor started his own Wall Street-based law firm, Taylor Louis LLP, in 2012 where he is growing a strong practice and reputation servicing financial entities and existing and start-up enterprises specializing in merging technology solutions with finance.
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General Partner / Owner|
TAYLOR LOUIS LLP
From October 2012 to Current • 14 year(s)
Owner of transactional business and financial law firm specializing in negotiating and structuring financial solutions to reduce business and investor risk. Focuses on Dodd-Frank compliance and creating financial solutions to hedge against risks for hedge funds and high net worth investors.
General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer|
MY BILL REGISTRY INC.
From December 2011 to September 2012 • 1 year(s)
General Counsel for start-up online enterprise specializing in innovative financial contribution solutions for student needs. Drafted formation and operational contracts, employment agreements, and worked with strategic partners like Scholastic.
Special Counsel - Derivatives & Structured Transactions|
DLA PIPER US LLP
From February 2008 to December 2011 • 3 year(s)
Special Counsel for international development of firm's derivatives and prime brokerage trading businesses. Advised global clients on OTC derivatives, exchange-traded products, and managed derivatives exposure to Lehman Brothers bankruptcy.
Senior Structured Transactional Associate|
SCHULTE ROTH & ZABEL LLP
From May 2004 to February 2008 • 4 year(s)
Senior Associate in Structured Products Group drafting and reviewing trading and investment documentation for hedge fund, corporate and dealer clients. Lead associate for several multi-billion dollar hedge fund clients.
Vice President and Counsel|
BNP PARIBAS
From July 2003 to May 2004 • 1 year(s)
Senior derivatives lawyer charged with drafting and reviewing commodity deals and documentation for London and New York offices. Supported futures trading desk and Commodity Indexed Transactions Group.
Associate Director and Associate General Counsel|
BARCLAYS CAPITAL / BARCLAYS BANK PLC
From April 2000 to January 2003 • 3 year(s)
Lead U.S. Counsel for commodity and energy derivatives, futures trading and private client derivatives issues. Instrumental in managing bank's U.S. derivatives risk during the energy crisis of 2001 and 2002.
Derivatives Counsel|
BEAR STEARNS & COMPANY
From August 1999 to April 2000 • 1 year(s)
Reviewed, evaluated and advised trading desk and credit function regarding fixed income and equity derivative transactions. Reviewed and evaluated ancillary documentation in connection with derivatives.
Associate|
BANKERS TRUST / DEUTSCHE BANK AG
From September 1998 to August 1999 • 1 year(s)
Reviewed, evaluated and advised traders and credit function regarding derivative transactions. Drafted and negotiated ISDA Master Agreements and related documentation.
Associate|
SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD
From August 1994 to August 1998 • 4 year(s)
Handled projects involving financial institutions, investment banking operations and compliance procedures. Assessed corporate and investment banking losses and analyzed suitability of derivatives transactions.
Legal Technician/Law Clerk|
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
From October 1989 to May 1994 • 5 year(s)
Performed legal research and writing on banking and regulatory issues. Served as ADR assistant and worked with financial crimes unit coordinating with Department of Justice to recover bank losses.
Summer Associate|
SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD
From June 1993 to August 1993 • 0 year(s)
Summer associate position handling financial institutions and investment banking projects.
