Expert resume of Richard Tredgett

Partner, Allen & Overy LLP

Richard Tredgett is a partner at international law firm Allen & Overy LLP.  He joined Allen & Overy in 1993 and has been a partner since 2002.  He is based in London and works in the firm’s Derivatives and Structured Finance practice.

Richard advises on the full range of OTC and structured finance derivatives transactions across all major asset classes. He routinely advises on hedging aspects of asset finance, project finance, securitisation and covered bond transactions, and on transactions effecting funding through derivative instruments.

As well as providing advice in the context of specific transactions, Richard also advises on the development of standard form trading documentation and provides opinions on related issues, including on the enforceability of close-out netting provisions and collateral agreements.

Richard is one of the firm’s experts in the field of OTC derivatives clearing and he has been involved in the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)'s working groups on client clearing documentation and EMIR-driven documentation amendments. He is also advising a number of dealers and buy-side clients on EMIR and clearing-related issues. Richard also regularly acts as counsel to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA).

He studied law at the University of Oxford and was recently appointed to the P.R.I.M.E. Finance Panel of Experts.