Jeannette Boot is a partner in the firm's Corporate and Transactional and Securities Departments, and a member of the Corporate, Investment Management and Derivatives and Futures Practice Groups. She joined the firm in 2006. Ms. Boot's practice focuses on advising and representing institutional and entrepreneurial clients in derivatives transactions and trading agreements. She works closely with the firm's tax, ERISA and bankruptcy teams with respect to these issues.
Practice
Ms. Boot represents hedge funds, other institutional investors and corporate clients in the negotiation of various agreements with counterparties, including prime brokerage, term commitment, ISDA, repurchase and stock loan master agreements, and transaction documentation with respect to various equity, credit, fixed income and hedge fund-linked derivatives products. She also provides regulatory counsel to dealers and hedge funds on various federal and state securities and commodities laws related to derivatives transactions and trading arrangements.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Boot served as general counsel for Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, an institutional asset manager, where she was primarily responsible for trading advice and transaction documentation. Before her work with Och-Ziff, Ms. Boot was counsel at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York, where she worked in the Equity Derivatives and Financial Institutions Groups. There, her practice focused on a wide range of derivatives, structured products and trading-related matters, and included representation of many of the world's largest financial institutions and hedge fund managers.
Honors and Awards
- Recipient of WilmerHale's "2008 Mentor of the Year Award" in recognition of her generosity and effectiveness in helping associates develop and grow professionally