David joined Barclays Capital in 1997, working in the Legal department, gaining expertise in derivatives, capital markets and structured products. David went on to manage the Fund-linked Derivatives and Equity Financing legal teams, before moving to the role of Director in the Investor Solutions sales team for three years. This encompassed offering Fund-linked Derivatives and equity financing products to Barclays Capital’s top tier asset management and private banking clients.

David joined Derivatives Consulting Group as a consultant after leaving Barclays Capital in 2008, and was a joint founder of DRS in 2009, focussing on Document Outsourcing and Support projects as well as Legal and Regulatory Consulting.

Sean managed the legal department at Mitsui & Co. Energy Risk Management Ltd (MERM), overseeing the documentation of MERM’s global derivatives trading relationships. Prior to that, Sean was with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft for over a decade – he worked in the London and New York Capital Markets and Project Finance Departments on a wide variety of matters, including securitizations/ABS programmes, public bond issues and derivatives.

Sean has extensive expertise in global commodities markets. He is a dual qualified lawyer (England & Wales and NY Bar). Sean was a joint founder of DRS in 2009, where he provides expertise in Legal and Regulatory Change Consulting, and all Commodities related research and business development.

Michael joined Barclays Capital in 2001 working first as a derivatives lawyer and then as a senior structurer within the Complex Transactions Team, forming part of the Equity and Funds Structured Markets trading desk. Here, he specialised in the design and documentation of derivatives linked to mutual funds, hedge funds, equities and indices. Michael left Barclays Capital to join DRS in October 2010, where he has responsibility for the firm’s near-shore facility in Newcastle.

Michael is also responsible for the firm’s regulatory practice and has appeared as a panel expert in a number of industry events on such topics as Central Counterparty Clearing, Recovery and Resolution and CASS Resolution Packs.