Exchange-traded. Over-the-counter. Swaps. Options. CFD. Fixed-for-floating. Physical and financial. Dodd-Frank. REMIT. End-User. Central Clearing. EFC. Set-off. Energy marketing and derivatives has a language of its own and Dentons speaks it expertly.

With Dentons, you get lawyers whose skills and deep experience with global energy marketing and commodity derivatives span a wide range of disciplines—including securities, regulatory, energy markets, tax, credit, bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring—that give you a competitive advantage in your business.

Safeguard against volatility through our risk management practices. From highly tailored, onetime structures to high-volume swaps, negotiate the best deal possible within the regulatory framework by leveraging keen perspective gained from our global experience representing all players at the table.

We advise financial institutions, brokers, dealers, investment funds, energy producers, suppliers, transporters and end-users, as well as exchanges and clearinghouses. Look to us for innovative, practical solutions for your global energy marketing and commodity derivatives opportunities, including:

• Preparing and negotiating documentation and credit support
• Terminating and closing out derivative arrangements
• Insolvency and restructuring proceedings
• Developing corporate risk policies
• Identifying documentation risk
• Litigation support and representation
• Regulatory compliance
• Tax (including withholding tax).

Recognition

Maksym Sysoiev promoted to partner in Dentons' Energy practice in Kyiv

June 24, 2020

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, has strengthened its Energy practice with the promotion of Maksym Sysoiev to partner.

Insights

On the Horizon: GB Energy Market, 2024-2025

March 25, 2025

United Kingdom: On 12 February 2025, our UK Projects team gave a breakfast seminar providing an overview of recent and forthcoming developments in UK energy law and policy.

New amendments for import permits of products regulated by Ministry of Energy

October 2, 2024

On September 18, 2024, Ministry of Energy (“SENER”) published a third modification (the “Amendment”) of the “Decree that establishes the goods which import, and export is subject to regulation by the Ministry of Energy” (Acuerdo que establece las mercancías cuya importación y exportación está sujeta a regulación por parte de la Secretaría de Energía), originally published on December 26, 2020 (the “Decree”).

Nuevas modificaciones para permisos de importación de productos regulados por la Secretaría de Energía

October 2, 2024

El 18 de septiembre de 2024, la Secretaría de Energía ("SENER") publicó una tercera modificación (la "Modificación") del "Acuerdo que establece las mercancías cuya importación y exportación está sujeta a regulación por parte de la Secretaría de Energía", publicado originalmente el 26 de diciembre de 2020 (el "Decreto").

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons advises YM LIQUID GAS on production of bio-LNG in Ukraine

March 15, 2024

Dentons advised YM LIQUID GAS on the regulatory aspects of the production of bio-LNG in Ukraine and the requirements of its export to the European Union.

Maksym Sysoiev elected Co-chair of the ACC Energy Committee

April 2, 2021

Maksym Sysoiev, a partner in Dentons’ Kyiv office, was elected as Co-Chair of the Chamber Energy Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce (ACC) in Ukraine for 2021. This is the second year in a row that he has been elected to this position.

Dentons advises the European Federation of Energy Traders

March 24, 2021

Dentons acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to the European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET) and provided a legal opinion on the enforceability of the EFET General Agreement concerning the delivery and acceptance of natural gas and its collateral arrangements.

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