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Peter Scherer

Peter Scherer

Title
Partner
Office
Clifford Chance, Frankfurt | View map
Practice
Banking & finance, Derivatives
Sector
Banks, Investment management
Publications
7

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+496971991294

Experience and career history

Experience and career history

Peter Scherer specialises in European and German regulatory law, derivatives transactions, safe custody law as well as structured finance and trustee advice in structured transactions.

Peter advises investment, universal and commercial banks as well as investment fund companies, securities trading firms, stock brokers and other institutions on all aspects of domestic, European and international banking and capital markets law.

Universities of Frankfurt/Main and Indiana, Bloomington (LL.M., 1989)
Previously employed in the securities trading departments and in the back offices of international banks in Frankfurt and London
Admitted as a Lawyer in Germany 1990
Joined Clifford Chance 1990
Partner since 1995

Speaks German, English and French

Publications

  • P. Scherer/M. Benzler, Netting nach dem Restrukturierungsgesetz, in: Bankenaufsicht nach der Finanzmarktkrise, Frankfurt 2011, pages 307 et seq.
  • P. Scherer, Zwangsrekapitalisierung von Banken rechtlich "sehr anspruchsvoll", in: Börsen-Zeitung No. 196, 12 October 2011, page 2
  • P. Scherer/R. Gallei , How to Buy a German Bank – the Acquisition of Substantial Shareholdings in German Financial Institutions, in: Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation (JIBLR), No. 10, 2010, pages 393 et seq.
  • P. Scherer/ M. Benzler/R. Gallei, Discussion Draft on the Restructuring of German Credit Institutions, in: Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, No. 6 September 2010, pages 492 et seq.
  • V. Prais/P. Scherer, REITs in the UK and Germany: time for change, in: Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law (BJIBFL) 2010, pages 345 et seq.
  • P. Scherer, Unerlässlich für die Entwicklung des islamischen Interbankenmarkts, in: JUVE, January 2010, page 61
  • P. Scherer, Credit Default Swaps in Krisensituationen, in: Corporate Finance Law 2010, pages 93 et seq.
  • P. Scherer/R. Gallei, UNIDROIT Draft Convention and German securities law-friends or foes?, in: Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation (JIBLR) 2009, pages 470 et seq.
  • P. Scherer, Trust and Trustees in Germany, in: JIBLR 2009, pages 269 et seq.
  • P. Scherer/S. Zeller (Eds), Banking Regulation, in Germany, Frankfurt 2009
    • The German Banking System, in: Banking Regulation in Germany, pages 1 et seq.
    • Licence Requirements, in : Banking Regulation in Germany, pages 77 et seq
  • P. Scherer, Depotgesetz (commentary), in: Ebenroth/Boujong/Joost/Strohn, HGB Kommentar 2nd edition, Munich 2009, volumne 2
  • P. Scherer, Aufsichtsrechtliche Fragen / Abbildung nach Basel II, in: Euroforum, Kreditderivate, 2007; volumne 3
  • J. Brinkhaus/P. Scherer, KAGG/AuslInvG - Kommentar (commentary) Munich 2003
  • P. Scherer, ART in Euromoney Derivatives & Risk Management Handbook 2002/03

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