An Introduction to the DRV (German Master Agreement)

The webinar - to be held in English – will provide an overview of the documentation for German Master Agreement for Financial Derivatives 2018 (“Deutscher Rahmenvertrag für Finanztermingeschäfte – DRV”) and the German legal framework for netting agreements - specifically for international market participants.

This interactive event will introduce the participants to the structure of the master agreement, its central provisions, and other key elements of the DRV documentation (addenda and supplements) and will also give an overview on current projects to modernize the DRV documentation. Another focus will be on the German insolvency law rules governing netting agreements.

The Webinar will also provide the opportunity to discuss practical questions from the perspective of in-house counsel as well as regulatory and compliance specialists/officers of institutions or other financial market participants involved in the negotiation of netting master agreements.

The webinar will be presented by:

• Dr. Jörg Fried (Partner, Linklaters)
• Marc Voelcker (Counsel, Linklaters)
• Johannes Dietenberger (Executive Director and Senior Counsel, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE)
• Dr. Lambert Köhling (Director, Bundesverband deutscher Banken e. V.) 

The webinar is primarily aimed at employees of institutions, companies from the financial sector and other market participants involved in contract documentation for financial derivatives.