Daniel N. Budofsky is a member of the law firm's Finance practice and is located in the New York office. Daniel advises financial institutions, corporations, investment funds, and asset managers on financial products and regulation in domestic and international transactions. He works on numerous derivatives and financing transactions, as well as a variety of complex structured products. Daniel’s practice encompasses, equity derivatives, securities lending and repurchase transactions, energy and commodity hedging, regulatory capital transactions, synthetic securitizations and other types of derivatives across all asset classes. Daniel acted as counsel to the Asset Management Group of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) in connection with derivatives reform. He also represented the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) in connection with the drafting of the 2006 Fund Derivatives Definitions and the 2011 Equity Derivatives Definitions projects. Honors & Awards Best Lawyers in America, Derivatives and Futures Law (2006 to Present) Chambers Global, Capital Markets: Derivatives (2004, 2007 to Present) Chambers USA, Capital Markets: Derivatives (2005 to Present) Best Lawyers in America, “Lawyer of the Year,” Derivatives and Futures Law, (2015) Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2016) Chambers USA, New York – Capital Markets: Derivatives (2004) Legal 500 U.S. (2014, 2016) IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate guide, Leading Lawyer (2010–2013, 2016–2017) Affiliations Member, New York City Bar (1992–present) Member, New York State Bar Association, Member and Former Chairman, Derivatives and Structured Products Law Committee