Guy C. Dempsey, Jr.

Qualifications and Career Profile

Guy Dempsey’s practice is concentrated on derivatives and structured products and on bank regulation. He is exceptionally familiar with the workings of over-the-counter derivatives across all asset classes and transaction types, as well as with the corporate governance, regulatory, collateral, compliance, insolvency and litigation issues associated with such products. Mr. Dempsey is also expert in the banking laws and regulations relating to capital markets activities and has been helping bank and non-bank clients analyze the details and impact of the Dodd-Frank Act. He has a strong practical background in preventive management of legal risks, design of compliance programs, regulatory relations, transaction management, product development, and policy creation and implementation.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Dempsey was co-head of the Derivatives Practice Group at Latham & Watkins LLP, and before that he was a managing director at Barclays Capital, where he held a number of senior positions, including General Counsel for the Americas. He began his career at White & Case LLP and he was also a managing director and counsel at Bankers Trust Company, practicing law in both New York and London.

Memberships and Affiliations

Mr. Dempsey is a member of the derivatives committees of the American, New York State and New York City Bar Associations and has been a speaker on derivatives topics for numerous groups. He has also been active in the documentation projects of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) since its formation. For many years, Mr. Dempsey was a member of the Financial Markets Lawyers Group associated with the Foreign Exchange Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Mr. Dempsey is on the editorial board of the Journal of Derivatives and Hedge Funds. He was recently named as a recognized international market expert in finance by the P.R.I.M.E. Finance foundation.

Recent Presentations

• Panelist, "The 2002 ISDA Master Agreement," Understanding the ISDA Master Agreements Conference (May 2012).
• Speaker, "Interest Rate Swaps Under Dodd-Frank - The Community Bank Perspective," Bank Seminar (September 2011).
• Panelist, "The Changing World of Cross-Border Derivatives: Dodd-Frank, EMIR and What They Mean for You," Katten Seminar (October 2011).
• Speaker, “Dodd-Frank Derivatives Update: The Implementation Challenge,” Katten Seminar (June 2011).
• Speaker, “Futures and Derivatives 2011,” NY City Bar Association (June 2011).
• Speaker, “Preparing for the Inevitable: Dodd-Frank Changes Effective in July 2011,” ISDA Symposium (May and June 2011).
• Panelist, “Swaps Clearing, Lehman ‘Flip’ Clauses and Other Legal topics of Interest,” International Association of Financial Engineers Annual Conference (May 2011).
• Speaker, “The Extraterritorial Effect of Title VII of Dodd-Frank,” Columbia Law School (January 2011).

Media Mentions

• Quoted, "Cross-default Dilemma," Risk Magazine (April 5, 2012).
• Quoted, "Regulatory Delay Stokes Unease Over Dodd-Frank," The Wall Street Journal (June 7, 2011).
• Quoted, "Banks and Distributors Should ‘Monitor’ CDS, Law Firm Says," Bloomberg Brief: Structured Notes (October 13, 2011).

Education and Bar Admissions

Mr. Dempsey received his bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from Yale University and his law degree from New York University Law School. He is admitted to practice in New York.