"Highly regarded" for Capital Markets: Debt, Derivatives
IFLR 1000 2022

Overview

Patrick Scholl is a partner and head of Mayer Brown's Capital Markets and Financial Services Regulatory practices in Germany. His practice includes debt capital products, issuance programs, derivative investment products, re-packagings, and synthetic securitizations. His team advises on debt capital markets issuances and disclosures, debt issuance programs, hybrid capital instruments and liability management transactions. The OTC derivatives practice focuses on advising and negotiating master agreements (including repos and stock lending), collateral solutions, netting questions and provides transaction support with regard to all underlyings, including equity-linked, credit-linked, fund-linked or commodity-linked derivatives. Patrick's recent work also focuses on a number of significant issues currently surrounding the regulation of the OTC derivatives markets, the testing of key derivatives principles, and the clearing of financial products through central counterparties. A material part of Patrick’s derivatives practice centers around structured products. Patrick’s team advises many major issuers in their institutional and retail oriented structured product offerings in Europe.

Patrick also leads our regulatory offering in Germany. Our team in particular provides transaction based advise with respect to general prudential regulation and licensing aspects, own funds requirements, risk mitigation techniques as well as recovery and resolution considerations. Moreover, the team is involved in benchmark regulation, LIBOR transition, BREXIT, payment services, outsourcing and digitalization projects. Patrick’s team has a market wide high reputation in market infrastructure, derivatives and central clearing issues. The German legal publisher JUVE commented that “only a few competitors can hold a candle to it in these specialist areas”. Patrick is regularly appointed by banking and market associations to assist in the development of new standards for the derivatives and capital markets.

Before joining Mayer Brown Patrick worked for two other renowned international law firms in Frankfurt and New York.

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Spoken Languages

  • German
  • English

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Education

Doctor’s degree (PhD in law), University of Freiburg

Second State Law Examination (bar exam), Frankfurt

Legal Clerkship (Referendariat), Frankfurt, New York

First State Law Examination, Freiburg

University of Freiburg

Admissions

  • Frankfurt am Main, Germany
 
  • "Patrick Scholl is incredibly competent professionally, and at the same time always open to an exchange of content. In handling the mandates, Patrick Scholl is extremely solution-oriented and pragmatic, without losing sight of or ignoring the legal risks." - Legal 500 Germany 2023
  • "Dr. Patrick Scholl and his team stand out for their professional expertise, especially in further development topics in the capital market environment." - Legal 500 Germany 2023
  • "The long-standing cooperation with Patrick Scholl and his team is for us a guarantee for in-depth analyses of our legal problems and these are answered professionally and very competently. We also appreciate the cooperation very much on a personal level" - Legal 500 Germany 2023
  • "Professionally, one of the brightest minds I know, at the same time very pragmatic and solution-oriented. In addition, he is incredibly likeable, so that the interpersonal exchange is always fun. The other team members are also very competent, reliable and super likeable" - Legal 500 Germany 2023
  • "Recommended lawyer" in the area of Banking and Finance - Financial Services: Regulatory – Legal 500 Germany 2023
  • "In our view, Dr. Patrick Scholl is one of the best partners for capital markets law in Germany. His broad knowledge of both DCM, OTC derivatives but also regulatory issues is unparalleled in the market." - Legal 500 Germany 2023
  • "Patrick Scholl is one of the smartest lawyers I know; great professional exchange at "eye level". Also humanly high sympathy; always available, no long feedback times." - Legal 500 Germany 2023
  • "Recommended lawyer" in the area of Capital Markets - Structured Finance and Securitisation – Legal 500 Germany 2023
  • "Leading Individual" in the area of Capital Markets - Structured Sinance and Securitisation – Legal 500 Germany 2023
  • "Wide & deep knowledge, reliable, but also very pragmatic", client – JUVE Handbook 2022/2023
  • "Calm, competent, very cooperative" – JUVE Handbook 2022/2023
  • "Leading Lawyer" in the area of Bonds and Structured Finance – JUVE Handbook 2022/2023
  • "often recommended" for Bonds and Structured Finance – JUVE Handbook 2022/2023
  • "He really knows when to be technical and when to be pragmatic, which is a rare combination," – Chambers Europe 2022
  • "Very well connected due to the strong network at Mayer Brown, which really pays off." – Chambers Europe 2022
  • "Ranked Lawyer" and "Notable practitioner" for Capital Markets in Germany – Chambers Europe 2022
  • "Ranked Lawyer" for Capital Markets: Derivatives in Germany – Chambers Global and Chambers Europe 2021
  • Appreciating Patrick Scholl's "broad knowledge of the German and international markets, his combination of regulatory and civil law expertise and that he reacts quickly and flexibly to our requirements" (client) – Chambers Global and Chambers Europe 2021
  • "reliable and happy to help" (client) – Chambers Global and Chambers Europe 2021
  • "Notable practitioner" for Capital Markets – Chambers Global and Chambers Europe 2021
  • "always focussed on the interests and wishes of the client" (client) – JUVE Handbook 2021/2022
  • "very much appreciated in capital market matters" (client) – JUVE Handbook 2021/2022
  • "pragmatic, very experienced and constructive" (client) – JUVE Handbook 2021/2022
  • "Outstanding lawyer at a very high professional level" (client) – JUVE Handbook 2021/2022
  • "Leading Lawyer" in the area of structured finance – JUVE Handbook 2021/2022
  • "often recommended" for bonds, structured finance, banking and banking regulatory law – JUVE Handbook 2021/2022
  • Recognized by The Best LawyersTM in Germany 2022 for Capital Markets Law
  • "Highly regarded" for Capital Markets: Debt, Derivatives - IFLR 1000 2022
  • "Highly regarded" for Capital Markets: Debt, Derivatives - IFLR 1000 2021
  • Recommended by name under "Leading lawyers in capital market law" – Kanzleimonitor 2020/2021
  • "appreciate him very much, his team has developed into a renowned practice" (client) – JUVE Handbook 2020/2021
  • "often recommended" for bonds, structured finance, banking and banking regulatory law – JUVE Handbook 2020/2021
  • "Broad positioning with specific and in-depth expertise." (client) – Legal 500 EMEA Germany 2021
  • "Patrick Scholl offers extremely competent advice and is familiar with the special products, the market environment and the specific set-up. His flexibility in terms of time and availability make working together very pleasant and uncomplicated." (client) – Legal 500 EMEA Germany 2021
  • "Patrick Scholl has an exceptionally extensive knowledge of debt capital markets and outstanding expertise in advising on complex derivative products. His advice is always professional and of the highest standard. Particularly noteworthy is his ability to come up with quick and binding solutions even in complex situations." (client) – Legal 500 EMEA Germany 2021
  • "We appreciate about working with Mr. Scholl is his excellent professional competence, an excellent sense of the economic context and a deep understanding of the market paired with always competent and pleasant advice. These qualities, combined with a very high level of client orientation and a strong service mentality, enable him to always provide proactive advice, taking into account the individual needs of his clients, and to respond promptly to his clients' concerns with excellent availability." (client) – Legal 500 EMEA Germany 2021
  • "Patrick Scholl: A high level of specialist and market knowledge and very constructive cooperation." (client) – Legal 500 EMEA Germany 2021
  • Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2021 for Capital Markets Law
  • "Patrick Scholl comes highly recommended for his exQpertise in derivatives and clearings, rising in the rankings due to his increased presence in the market. Clients remark on their 'great experience' with him, adding that he was 'nice to work with and very easy to reach'." – Chambers Global and Chambers Europe 2020
  • Ranked in Band 2 for Capital Markets: Derivatives in Germany – Chambers Global and Chambers Europe 2020
  • "Patrick Scholl has the ability, even in complex situations, to present quick and binding proposals for solutions. In addition, he has an excellent feeling for economic interrelationships and a deep understanding of the market." (client) – Legal 500 Germany 2020
  • "Patrick Scholl and his team are perceived by us as well-founded capital market law specialists, whose know-how is also directed towards international issues." (client) – Legal 500 Germany 2020
  • "Patrick Scholl and his team stand for high-quality and client-oriented advice." (client) – Legal 500 Germany 2020
  • "Patrick Scholl is always available and always gives very good and professional advice. The work results are always very well usable and practical." – Legal 500 Germany 2020
  • "very experienced and professional" in the area of DCM - Legal 500 Germany 2020
  • "Highly regarded lawyer" in the areas of Capital Markets: Debt and Capital Markets: Derivatives – IFLR 1000 2020
  • "Excellent technical know-how, top class service, fast turnaround." – Capital markets: Derivatives – IFLR 1000 2020
  • “Highly qualified, experienced and responsive.” – Capital markets: Derivatives – IFLR 1000 2020
  • Valued by clients for being "particularly focused, pragmatic and very result-oriented in his advice." (client) – Chambers Europe 2019
  • “Frequently recommended” for Debt Issues & Structured Finance ("is a market leader for structured products", competitor) – JUVE Handbook 2019/2020
  • “Frequently recommended” for Banking and Regulatory („highly respected advisor“, client) – JUVE Handbook 2019/2020
  • “Frequently recommended” for Debt Issues & Structured Finance („leaves nothing to be desired“, client; „very good lawyer“, competitor) – JUVE Handbook 2018/2019
  • “Frequently recommended” for Banking and Regulatory („mandated for the first time, very satisfied“, „deep into derivative topics“, client) – JUVE Handbook 2018/2019
  • "Next generation lawyer" in the area of Capital Markets Law – Structured Finance and Securitization – Legal 500 Germany 2018
  • "Recommended lawyer" in the areas of Capital Market Law - DCM as well as of Structured Finance and Securitization – Legal 500 Germany 2018
  • "Highly regarded lawyer" in the areas of Capital Markets: Debt as well as Capital Markets: Derivatives – IFLR 1000 2018
  • "Rising Star" in the area of Capital Markets – IFLR 1000 2017
  • "Recommended lawyer" in the areas of Capital Market Law - DCM as well as of Structured Finance and Securitization – Legal 500 Germany 2017
  • "Expert for the updated regulatory requirements for OTC derivatives (EMIR)" – JUVE Handbook 2016/2017
  • "Recommended lawyer" in the areas of Capital Market Law - DCM as well as of Structured Finance and Securitization – Legal 500 Germany 2016
  • "positive experience" – Legal 500 Germany 2016