Peter S W Levin

Mr. Levin is senior counsel in Davis Polk’s Credit Group with broad experience in secured financing, structured products and debt restructuring transactions. In recent years, he has represented JPMorgan Chase Bank, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding and HSBC as arrangers of and administrative agents for acquisition financings and restructurings secured by collateral located in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. He has also represented several corporate clients as borrowers.

In the area of derivatives, Mr. Levin advises both end users and dealers of derivatives on management controls and management and board responsibilities, information walls, documentation, issues relating to new products and new kinds of counterparties, and problems arising from the bankruptcy or insolvency of counterparties. He has represented clients in connection with numerous credit derivatives matters, as well as the Orange County, Askin funds, CRIIMI MAE and Enron bankruptcies, the Russian, Indonesian and Malaysian debt crises, and the restructurings of Long Term Capital Management and other hedge funds.

Good to know

Areas of Practice 1) Credit, 2) Hedge Funds and 3) Insolvency and Restructuring
Law School New York University School of Law (J.D.,1981)
Education Yale University (B.A., 1974)
Bar Member / Association New York State Bar Association
Most recent firm Davis Polk & Wardwell
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