Faculty
Christian A. Johnson |
Loyola University Chicago | |
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Courses Taught
Publications Books The Guide to Using and Negotiating OTC Derivatives Documentation (Institutional Investor Books, 2005) A Practical Guide to Repo Agreements by Paul Harding and Christian Johnson (submitted for publication by Euromoney, Fall 2004) Mastering Collateral Management: A Practice Guide to the ISDA Credit Support Documents by Paul Harding and Christian Johnson (to be published by Financial Times/Prentice Hall November 2002) Over the Counter Derivative Documentation: A Practical Guide for Executives (Bowne Publ., 2000) Selected Articles A Bank by Any Other Name..., Fed. Res. Bank Chi. Econ. Persp. 37 (4Q 2007) (co-author George G. Kaufman) Justice and the Administrative State: The FDIC and the Superior Bank Failure, 36 Loy.U.Chi. L.J. 483 (2005) [article] The Failure of Superior Bank FSB: Regulatory Lessons Learned, Banking Law Journal (January 2004) "Hidden" Costs: A Case Study of Bank Borrowing and Interest Rate Swaps, Banking Law Journal (Nov. - Dec. 2002) "Holding Credit Hostage for Underwriting Ransom": Rethinking Bank Antitying Rules, 64 U.Pitt.L.Rev. 157 (2002) Banking, Antitrust and Derivatives:Untying and Antitying Restrictions, 49 Buffalo L.Rev.1 (2001) The Tax Clinic and Legal Education: Assessing a Decade of Experience, (co-authored with Mary Grossman) 50 Journal of Legal Education 376 (2000) An Apologia for the Use of Over-The-Counter Derivatives, (Book Review), The Banking Law Journal (December 1999) Acting as a Lender and OTC Derivative Dealer with the Same Customer, J. Lending & Credit Risk Mgmt., Oct. 1999 at 66 OTC Derivatives Risk can be Minimized Through Proper Loan Documents, J. Lending & Credit Risk Mgmt., Sept 1999 at 72 At the Intersection of Bank Finance and Derivative Transactions: Who has the Right of Way, 66 Tenn.L.Rev.1 (1998) Year 2000 Credit Risk and Derivatives: Insulating Banks from Counterparty Meltdown, 115 Banking L.J. (Oct, 1998) Year 2000 Credit risk in Derivative Transactions, Bank Sec. Rep. (Aug 1998) Derivatives and Rehypothecation Failure - It's 3:00 p.m., Do you know where your collateral is?, 39 Ariz. L.Rev. 949 (1997) Wild Card Statutes, Parity and National Banks - The Renascence of State banking Powers, 26 Loy.U.Chi.L.J. 351 (1995) National Banks and Section 91 - Protection from Judgment Creditors Pending Appeal, 112 Banking L.J. 325 (April 1995) (with Deitrick) The Danielson Rule: An Anodyne for the Pain of Reasoning (Note), 89 Columbia Law Review 1320 (1989)
Other Publications "Teaching Research Assistants," The Law Teacher (2004) "Netting, Financial Contracts, and Banks: The Economic Implications" (with Bill Bergman, Robert Bliss and George Kaufman), Research in Financial Services (Fall 2003) "The Law and Regulation of Payment Systems," the legal module (power point presentation and written lecture) developed as part of a course sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago entitled Payment Systems: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Role of Payments in the Global Financial System (2003)
Selected Presentations Panel Moderator, Law Journal conference on Tax Law in a Liberal Democracy, March 2008 "Assessing a Decade of Interstate Branching," Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, May 25, 2006 "Understanding the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law Treatment of OTC Derivatives," ABA, Section of Business Law Spring Meeting, April 6, 2006, Tampa, Florida Understanding the New Bankruptcy and Insolvency Reforms, Federal Home Loan Bank System, October 2005 Clarifying Ambiguities: Bankruptcy Reform and Derivatives, panel presentation at a meeting of the Subcommittee on Insolvency and Related Issues, ABA Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois August 5, 2005 Differential State Regulations, Bank Performance and Out-of-State Entry, (joint paper presentation with Dr. Tara Rice), Western Economic Association International 80th Annual Conference, San Francisco, California, Denver Colorado, July 8, 2005 Swaps versus Futures, Introduction to Derivatives Workshop Panel, Futures Industry Association 27th Annual Law & Compliance Division Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, May 11, 2005 The Intersection of Compliance Rules and Derivative Risk Management, presented at the Directors Roundtable Program, The Changing Investment Management Landscape: Practical Approaches to Evaluate a Compliance Program's Effectiveness, April 14, 2005, Chicago, Illinois. American Bar Association Section of Labor & Employment Law Teleconference, Moderator, Commissioner V. Banks - Is the portion of a money judgment or settlement paid to a plaintiff's attorney under a contingent-fee agreement income to the plaintiff?, February 10, 2005 Juxtaposing Derivatives, Introduction to Derivatives Workshop Panel, Futures Industry Association 26th Annual Law & Compliance Division Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, May 12, 2004 Legal Topics in Derivative Documentation, presented to the general counsels of the various banks of the Federal Home Loan Bank System, New York, New York, October 3rd, 2003 Work-in-Progress Presentation, Legal Issues of Close-out Netting, presented to the faculty of the University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 16, 2003 Legal and Economic Issues Arising from Superior Bank Failure, paper presented at Western Economic Association International 78th Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, July 12, 2003 The Economics and Legalities of Netting in Bank Insolvencies, (joint paper presentation with Bill Bergman, Robert Bliss and George Kaufman), Western Economic Association International 78th Annual Conference, Denver Colorado, July 13, 2003 Understanding ISDA Negotiations & The Documentation Process, Introduction to Derivatives Workshop Panel, Futures Industry Association 25th Annual Law & Compliance Division Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, May 7, 2003 Bank Holding Company Antitying Rules, presented to General Accounting Office investigators, Chicago, January 23, 2003 Cross-Border Issues in the Regulation of Over-the-Counter Derivatives, Athenian Policy Forum Conference on the Global Economy: Financial, Legal and Technological Asymmetries, Chicago, August 16, 2002 Derivatives Collateralization Issues: Implications for Banks, Exchanges, and Clearing Organizations, presented to the Financial Markets and Payments System Work Group, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, May 22, 2002 Legal Uncertainty and OTC Derivatives, presented at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Dec. 5, 2001 Workshop on Resolving Large Complex Banking Organizations: The Nuts and Bolts (workshop participant), Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, November 16, 2001 Panel on OTC Derivatives: the Need for Cross-border Cooperation, CFTC International Symposium and Training on Derivative Products, Markets and Financial Intermediaries, October 22, 2001 Tax Planning Issues and Pitfalls, presented at the Chicago Bar Association, May 17, 2001, at seminar entitled What you Need to Know When your Client Brings You an International Deal Major Themes in International Tax, presented at the Chicago Bar Association, March 8, 2001 Current Issues in Derivative Transactions, presented to the general counsels of the Federal Home Loan Banking System, February 6, 1998, at Washington D.C. Understanding Derivative Transactions, presented at the Chicago Bar Association, March 1998 | ||
