On January 9th, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Withdrawal Agreement Bill passed through its final stage in the House of Commons. With no more Parliamentary hurdles expected, the UK now seems ready to leave the EU, as scheduled, on January 31st. We were thrilled that our expert on Brexit, Clifford Chance’s Partner Simon Crown, returned to update us on the developments of the last few months and let us know what we can expect when Brexit really does take place. Replay now available to LSTA Members.

Making the link between ESG risk relevance and materiality to credit rating decisions at a sector and entity specific level. The focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues is intensifying across financial markets – the loan market included. Whether investors are focused on the ESG impacts of their investments or wish to ensure that ESG risks are properly understood in the credit analysis of a company, end investors are seeking increased transparency about the impacts of ESG. Presented by Andrew Steel, Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Finance, Fitch Ratings and Tess Virmani, Associate General Counsel & SVP, Public Policy, LSTA. Presentation and Replay available to LSTA Members.

Lenders regularly provide for arbitration in their employment agreements but not in their loan and intercreditor agreements. This program presented how lenders may be better served by including arbitration in lieu of litigation provisions in their documents; address drafting arbitration provisions; and critique sample arbitration provisions in use. Presented by Richard Gray, FCIArb, Independent Arbitrator, Gray Arbitration LLC, Bridget Marsh, EVP, Deputy General Counsel, LSTA, Jeffrey Wurst, Partner, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. and Jeffrey Zaino, VP, Commercial Division, American Arbitration Association - International Centre for Dispute Resolution. Presentation Now Available.

LSTA Webinar on A Year of Consequence: The Global Political Environment in 2020 and its Impact on the Loan Market presented by Torchlight Group. To get more insight open to see the presentation and replay which is available to our Members. The past decade has witnessed huge disruptions in global politics, with real consequences for…

The focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues is intensifying across financial markets – the loan market included. Whether investors are focused on the ESG impacts of their investments or wish to ensure that ESG risks are properly understood in the credit analysis of a company, end investors are seeking increased transparency about the impacts of ESG. As market participants adapt to these evolving demands, it requires an understanding of how ESG risk affects credit ratings. Members joined us for the second webcast in our dedicated series looking at ESG and credit ratings. Presented by Jim Hempstead, Managing Director, Global Project & Infrastructure Finance, Moody's Investor Service, Brendan Sheehan, VP-Senior Analyst-Environmental, Social & Governance, Moody's Investor Service and Tess Virmani, Associate General Counsel & SVP, Public Policy, LSTA. Presentation available to LSTA Members.