Fabien Carruzzo’s practice primarily focuses on derivatives, structured products and structured finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and joint ventures.
Mr. Carruzzo regularly represents and advises hedge funds, investment advisers, mutual funds, investment banks, and other financial institutions on a variety of regulatory and transactional derivatives matters. He has substantial experience in advising clients in the full spectrum of derivatives and structured products including prime brokerage, repos, securities lending, custodial and similar arrangements as well as complex bespoke derivatives transactions. He helps clients develop, understand and negotiate innovative financial products that cross over banking, insurance, derivatives and bankruptcy laws.
Mr. Carruzzo has been actively involved in advising a number of financial institutions in connection with various derivatives, futures and structured product matters arising out of both the Lehman Brothers and MF Global bankruptcies. He also has considerable experience advising clients on the implementation of Dodd-Frank and other regulatory reforms affecting the derivatives and futures industry.
Prior to joining Kramer Levin, Mr. Carruzzo practiced law for several years in major European financial centers, including Geneva, London and Zurich, where he gained considerable experience in advising major corporations and leading financial institutions on various corporate and banking matters.
An active speaker and writer on issues concerning derivatives and financial products, Mr. Carruzzo has been published and quoted in a variety of financial and legal publications, including Alternative Investment News, Derivatives Week, Debtwire, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Marketwatch, the Swiss Derivatives Review, the Futures and Derivatives Law Report and the Hedge Fund Law Report. He is also a member of the Task Force on Investment Company Use of Derivatives and Leverage of the American Bar Association's Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities.