Speakers

Jonathan Ching advises financial institutions, insurance companies, hedge funds, investment  managers, and midstream commodities clients on structured finance, derivatives, commodity linked finance, and digital asset matters. Drawing on his in-house experience at JP Morgan, Bear  Stearns, and D. E. Shaw & Co., LP, Jonathan provides practical, strategic advice on the most  novel and sophisticated transactions in the market. 

Jonathan's practice centers on bespoke structured finance transactions involving commodities,  digital assets, and a broad range of financial assets. He guides fund managers and borrowers on  financing strategies spanning NAV-based facilities, collateralized fund obligations, and rated  feeder structures, and advises investors in asset backed finance transactions across esoteric  asset classes such as life settlements, structured settlements, brokerage commission streams,  wage advance products, and medical receivables. His work further spans warehouse facilities,  securitizations, subscription lines, hybrid financing arrangements, structured notes, OTC  derivatives, margin loans, and capital relief trades, including transactions that combine  securitization techniques with derivative products. 

Jonathan's commodity finance practice is centered on highly structured transactions, including  inventory financing and monetization, intermediation arrangements, and other lien-based  commodity structures for the energy markets. He has extensive experience structuring and  negotiating custom and standardized energy commodity master agreements, including the ISDA  and its various annexes, EEI, and NAESB, and related supporting documents. His experience  spans a full range of natural resources, including crude oil and refined products, metals,  agricultural products, natural gas liquids, and renewables. 

Jonathan advises emerging companies, financial institutions, and investment managers on the  use of blockchain, crypto assets, and tokenization across the capital markets, including the  securitization and warehousing of crypto collateralized loans, token launches, market  infrastructure, and trading and settlement solutions. He also counsels financial sponsors,  institutional investors, and non-profit organizations on documentation, custody, lending, and  pledging digital assets.