Biography
Jack Habert is a partner in the Investment Management Group.
He has deep expertise and specializes in the analysis, structuring, and documentation of common and complex swaps and security-based swaps, in addition to various other types of financing transactions and their related collateral arrangements. In his practice, Habert draws from his strong command of the regulatory frameworks governing securities, commodities, and insolvency issues affecting derivatives.
Jack also served at the SEC as an Attorney Fellow on Implementation on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act from 2010 to 2011 working on various rule proposals.
Capabilities
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Education
St. John’s University School of Law
- J.D., 1996
- cum laude
- Editor for American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business
- B.S., 1993
- Dean’s Honor Roll
Bar Admissions
- New York
Representative Work
- Jack regularly assists a range of hedge funds, private equity funds and other financial entities in their trading documentation and compliance with applicable regulations.
Publications
- “OTC Derivatives Regulation Under Dodd-Frank: A Guide to Registration, Reporting, Business Conduct, and Clearing” Westlaw (2017)
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Education
St. John’s University School of Law
- J.D., 1996
- cum laude
- Editor for American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business
- B.S., 1993
- Dean’s Honor Roll
Bar Admissions
- New York
Representative Work
- Jack regularly assists a range of hedge funds, private equity funds and other financial entities in their trading documentation and compliance with applicable regulations.
Publications
- “OTC Derivatives Regulation Under Dodd-Frank: A Guide to Registration, Reporting, Business Conduct, and Clearing” Westlaw (2017)