Derivatives Lawyers

World-class talent with experience across the full range of over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivative products

Let's work together

The challenge

The global derivatives market is increasingly challenged to find the right talent to address new regulatory requirements while managing risk in a volatile global environment.

Accessing talent with the right derivatives experience will be key to your organization’s success.  

Get support
“
A challenge facing the big banks now: There’s only a small talent pool out there that hasn’t been picked up by another bank.
Brian Distance Axiom Derivatives Lawyer

Stay ahead of the curve

CHANGING REGULATIONS

Ongoing regulatory deadlines continue to drive changes to agreements worth trillions of dollars

EXPANDING WORKLOADS

New workstreams around initial margin reform can require negotiations with hundreds of counterparties to update thousands of agreements

LIMITED TALENT SUPPLY

76% of financial services CEOs find it difficult to find talent with the skills they need

Our solutions

Our support can be designed to meet your needs, with a single secondee or a team solution, to offer structuring, documentation, and negotiation support in areas that include:

Financial services
OTC, exchange-traded products and structured securities, futures contracts, product development, and regulation

Regulation and compliance
Initial margin Phase 5/6, LIBOR transition and Brexit, European market infrastructure regulation

Documentation and negotiation
ISDA documentation and negotiation, trading documentation and agreements, prime brokerage support

Access our expertise
Reimagine Legal Career

75+

Derivatives lawyers

600+

Financial Services lawyers

90+

Derivatives lawyers deployed since 2018

Why work with Axiom?

Access world-class derivatives talent

Build a dynamic derivatives legal team

Work with a partner who understands derivatives

Build Your Team
  • 75+ derivative lawyers
  • Our lawyers have an average of 15+ years of experience
  • 90+ derivatives lawyers deployed since 2018
  • Flexibly scale your team up or down to respond to a fast-changing, budget-constrained business environment
  • Access lawyers with experience in over 100 legal specialties
  • Tap into our 20 years of experience and best practices supporting derivatives work
  • Axiom’s clients include 10 of the top 20 banks in the world
  • 99% of our clients say they would recommend Axiom
  • Structured onboarding and feedback process to maximize time to productivity and stay in alignment with client success

Why work with Axiom?

Access world-class derivatives talent
  • 75+ derivative lawyers
  • Our lawyers have an average of 15+ years of experience
  • 90+ derivatives lawyers deployed since 2018
Build a dynamic derivatives legal team
  • Flexibly scale your team up or down to respond to a fast-changing, budget-constrained business environment
  • Access lawyers with experience in over 100 legal specialties
  • Tap into our 20 years of experience and best practices supporting derivatives work
Work with a partner who understands derivatives
  • Axiom’s clients include 10 of the top 20 banks in the world
  • 99% of our clients say they would recommend Axiom
  • Structured onboarding and feedback process to maximize time to productivity and stay in alignment with client success

How to get started with Axiom

Group 13 Copy Step 1
Start

Get in touch
Reach out – call or email us. 

Step 2-1 Step 2
Within 24 hours

We will set up a consultation to confirm your preferences
During a quick conversation, we will identify your business and legal requirements and budget.

Step 3 Step 3
24 to 48 hours after our conversation

Receive a curated list of lawyers
Select who you’d like to interview from a list of lawyer biographies matched to your specific needs.

Group 19 Step 4
Within 2-5 days of receiving your preferences

Lawyers matched to your needs will be ready for interviews 
To ensure a productive interview, lawyers will be briefed on your needs, the engagement, and your company.

Step 5 Step 5
Within 1 week of you selecting your lawyers

Lawyers will be ready to start working with you 
We onboard and orient lawyers to your company culture and business needs so they can deliver value from day one.

Get started now
Meet our derivatives lawyers

Brian Distance

"A pressing concern for big banks is that they need people who have the legal expertise to make sure that they’re going to be in compliance.” This Tulane law school graduate and senior negotiator for Axiom focuses on compliance for major players in the financial services industry.

Read more
Meet our derivatives lawyers

Elena Volkova

With her specialties spanning securities, corporate law, and finance law, this Fordham law grad is a deeply experience financial services lawyer. The Axiom model enables her to deliver outstanding legal support that empowers clients to keep pace with a quickly evolving business environment.

Read more
Meet our derivatives lawyers

Glen Gardner

“Staying abreast of these regulations and understanding how they can potentially affect your client is a constantly evolving process.” Fordham Law grad with over 18 years of experience brings an international perspective to help clients navigate changing regulations.

Get Derivatives Support

* Required