Torsten Schwarze counsels clients on complex financing transactions, including acquisition and real estate finance transactions, restructurings, and derivatives transactions, as well as regulatory matters and compliance issues. His clients include banks, financial service institutions, investment companies, stock and derivatives exchanges, and other companies. He also represents his clients in court and administrative proceedings on compliance and regulatory matters. Torsten is a member of the firm’s LIBOR working group, which acts as its go-to authority on LIBOR transition across a range of jurisdictions and practice areas, and tracks evolving deadlines in relation to LIBOR replacements.
In 2007, Torsten was seconded to Morgan Lewis’s New York office, where he advised clients on securitization, structured finance, and investment law. In that role, he helped clients maintain, obtain, and in some cases, restructure or otherwise work out their investments in different financial products. He previously worked in the legal department of a large international investment bank, where he concentrated on capital markets, derivatives law, and securitizations.
Torsten is fluent in German, English, and Swedish.
Recognized, Acritas Star Lawyer (2017–2021)