Douglas I. Youngman

Douglas Youngman is a New York financial services attorney who focuses his practice in the field of derivatives, complex financial transactions and structured products.

Mr. Youngman has more than 28 years of experience in financial services and related transactions. He advises clients on the negotiation and execution of a wide range of derivatives, including interest rate swaps, caps and options, total return swaps, credit default swaps, foreign exchange (FX) and equity transactions, as well as guaranteed investment contracts, forward purchase agreements, repurchase agreements and other reinvestment products. He also counsels clients on liquidity (letter of credit, standby bond purchase, revolving credit), bank lending and direct purchase transactions in the municipal and tax-exempt healthcare and higher education markets.

In addition, Mr. Youngman advises clients regarding issues arising from the discontinuation of Libor in both the derivatives and cash/lending markets, providing guidance related to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) and other replacement rates, and the implementation of fallbacks recommended by the Federal Reserve's Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA).

Mr. Youngman has extensive experience representing lenders, creditors and service providers in connection with municipal bankruptcy, under both the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), and in respect of distressed municipalities.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Youngman was a financial services attorney at an international law firm in its New York office.