NEW YORK ENACTS LEGISLATIVE ‘FIX’ FOR LEGACY LIBOR CONTRACTS GOVERNED BY NY LAW; WILL A FEDERAL FIX BE NEXT?

Link: https://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/2021/04/new-york-enacts-legislative-fix-for-legacy-libor-contracts-governed-by-ny-law-will-a-federal-fix-be-next

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The State of New York has enacted a new law that should ease the transition away from US dollar LIBOR for legacy financial contracts that are governed by New York law but do not contain modern benchmark fallback provisions. A similar federal law is in the works, which if passed would apply nationwide.

Author(s): Charles A. Sweet, Kurt W. Rademacher

Publication Date: 19 April 2021

Publication Site: Morgan Lewis