Zaitzeff Law, PC operates one of the few true practitioner-grade derivatives and bank-regulatory practices outside of New York City. Clients turn to the firm for ISDA / CSA negotiation, central-clearing and uncleared-margin questions, Dodd-Frank Title VII compliance, Volcker, capital and liquidity counsel — all delivered directly by senior counsel familiar with the desk-level realities of how these rules actually operate.
What we actually do.
Where derivatives & bank regulatory matters go sideways in Stuyvesant Falls, NY — and across New York.
ISDA negotiations that stall on issues nobody wants to litigate
Threshold language, Additional Termination Events, and credit support architecture can sit on a desk for months without senior counsel willing to move them.
Uncleared margin and clearing-eligibility questions
UMR phase-in, Initial Margin documentation, and clearing-mandate analysis still trip up sophisticated counterparties.
Volcker, capital and liquidity treatment that affects what the desk can trade
Treatment under proprietary trading, market-making and covered-fund rules is the difference between a viable book and a write-down.
Cross-border swap rules and substituted compliance
Title VII, CFTC and SEC SBS rules — and their EMIR / EU equivalents — require an integrated view that few firms can deliver.
Bring the derivatives & bank regulatory matter — we'll tell you where it stands.
A short, candid conversation with senior counsel. No retainer required to talk.
How Zaitzeff Law solves it — directly.
ISDA / CSA / Master Repurchase Agreement negotiation
Senior counsel runs the negotiation from initial scoping through executed schedule and CSA — efficient, defensible, and built to be enforceable.
Title VII, Volcker and capital opinions
Written analysis suitable for use by traders, treasurers, auditors and regulators.
Margin and clearing implementation
UMR documentation, segregation arrangements, and clearing-broker onboarding negotiated to move.
Bank regulatory advisory at desk level
Reg W, affiliate transactions, brokered-deposit and capital treatment counsel built around real trading and treasury operations.
What changes the day we engage.
- ISDA negotiations that actually close — quickly and on commercially defensible terms.
- Regulatory opinions you can give to your auditors and examiners.
- Integrated treatment of derivatives, securities and bank-regulatory questions on one engagement.
- Senior-only representation — no associates learning on your matter.
- Direct New York presence from Stuyvesant Falls — minutes from Hudson and a short trip from Manhattan.
Questions clients actually ask.
Yes. Negotiations are run end-to-end by senior counsel — including bilateral calls with the counterparty's lawyers and credit team.
Yes. Covered-fund treatment, exclusions and Super 23A questions are a regular part of the practice for both banking and non-banking clients.
Yes — including written opinions, exception requests and remediation strategy for institutions under supervisory criticism.
Yes. Cross-border swap mandates require an integrated US / EU view, and the firm regularly coordinates with European counsel on substituted-compliance matters.
Typically within 24 hours of first contact. Call (646) 335-6100 from anywhere in New York to start the conversation.
Often handled together.
Ready to talk through your derivatives & bank regulatory matter?
Senior counsel, same-day acknowledgment, and a clear next step — from our office in Stuyvesant Falls, NY.