Dentons

Dentons is ‘quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with for both project and document management’ work. The firm is able to leverage its global footprint and the broad experience of its London team to not only handle day-to-day derivatives work in developed and emerging markets, but also carve out a prominent role in emerging areas such as carbon and ESG derivatives, and play a key role in the development of complex structured products. Head of derivatives Matthew Sapte has ’a wealth of experience’ in structured finance. He recently assisted Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank with the development of a sharia-compliant repo template document as a key tool to increase liquidity for Islamic banks. ‘Phenomenal partner’ Luke Whitmore is ’always willing to brainstorm ideas’, while Toby Gray is a highly regarded specialist in complex securitised derivative products, with a particular emphasis on synthetic securitisation, SPV-based structured finance transactions, and bespoke repackagings. Counsel Ruhi Patil specialises in synthetic securitisations, repack programmes, and credit derivatives. Karine Imbrosciano joined the firm in September 2025, while Laureen Trachez joined in July 2025.