
Overview
Joyce Sophia Xu is a corporate partner based in the Paul Hastings New York office. Ms. Xu heads up the firm’s global Derivatives practice as well as the firm’s global Libor Transition Task Force. Her clients range from financial institutions and corporations to hedge funds and private equity funds.
Ms. Xu has been recognized and ranked by Chambers Global and Chambers USA every year since 2011. She was named to Crain’s New York Business’s 40 Under 40 list in 2011. Ms. Xu has authored a large collection of articles and book chapters on both Libor transition and derivatives products and regulations. For her book chapter titled, "U.S. Corporate and Regulatory Aspects of Equity Derivatives," in Equity Derivatives: Documenting and Understanding Equity Derivative Products (Globe Law & Business, Globe Business Publishing Ltd. 2009, pp. 357–384), she received the Burton Award for Achievement in Legal Writing. Ms. Xu also co-authored Reflections on Dodd-Frank: A Look Back and a Look Forward, a compendium of articles that review and analyze key rulemaking developments under the Dodd-Frank Act.
Recognitions
- Named to Crain’s 40 Under 40 list (2011)
- Awarded Asian American Business Development Center’s Outstanding 50 Asian Americans Business Award
- Named one of the world’s leading lawyers for business by Chambers Global (2011–2020) and Chambers USA (2011–2020)
- Recognized as a leading lawyer by IFLR1000
Education
- Columbia Law School, J.D., 2000 (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar)
- Pennsylvania State University, B.S., 1997 (University Scholars Program, Tau Beta Pi)
news
- Paul Hastings Wins at 2021 Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year Awards - May 6th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Represents Joint Book-Running Managers for Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.'s Public Offering Of Convertible Senior Notes - March 29th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Recognized by Chambers Global 2022 - February 21st, 2022
- Paul Hastings Represents Joint Book-Running Managers for Sun Communities, Inc.’s $745 Million Public Offering of Common Stock in Connection with Forward Sale Agreements and Acquisition of Park Holidays UK - November 18th, 2021
- Paul Hastings Advises on Two 2020 IJGlobal Awards - June 29th, 2021
- Paul Hastings Ranked as Top Three Firm for New Rankings and Recognized for Numerous Practice Strength and Growth in Chambers USA 2021 - May 21st, 2021
- Paul Hastings Represents Joint Book-Running Managers for Sun Communities, Inc.’s $1.13 Billion Public Offering of Common Stock Including $567 Million of Shares Sold on a Forward Basis - March 9th, 2021
- JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Jefferies Serve as Initial Purchasers for Beyond Meat’s Upsized $1 Billion Convertible Senior Notes Offering - March 3rd, 2021
- EnfraGen Energía Sur, S.A.U., Prime Energía SpA, and EnfraGen Spain, S.A.U. Issue $1.76 Billion Debt Package - December 23rd, 2020
- Paul Hastings Represents Joint Book-Running Managers for Sun Communities, Inc.’s $1.28 Billion Public Offering of Common Stock in Connection with Forward Sale Agreements and Acquisition of Safe Harbor - October 5th, 2020
- Inseego Completes $180 million Issuance of Convertible Senior Notes - May 14th, 2020
- Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2020 - May 1st, 2020
- Lexington Realty Trust Files Prospectus Supplement for Future ATM Offerings - December 10th, 2019
- Paul Hastings Energizes Houston Transactional Practice with Partner Duo, Continues Global Lateral Surge - October 1st, 2019
- Paul Hastings Continues Corporate Growth Hot Streak, Adding Prominent Capital Markets Partner in Los Angeles - August 19th, 2019
- Paul Hastings’ Leading Latin America Practice Welcomes Preeminent M&A/Capital Markets Team in São Paulo - August 8th, 2019
- Paul Hastings Global Derivatives Push Advances - May 2nd, 2019
- Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2019 - May 1st, 2019
- Paul Hastings Continues Corporate Growth Hot Streak, Adding Top Tech M&A Team in Silicon Valley - February 22nd, 2019
- Paul Hastings Adds Trailblazing Derivatives Partner in New York - January 24th, 2019
Recognitions
- Paul Hastings Wins at Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year Awards - May 6th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Recognized by Chambers Global 2022 - February 21st, 2022
- Recognized by Bonds & Loans Latin America & Caribbean Awards 2021 - November 1st, 2021
- Recognized by Latin Lawyer for the 2021 Project Finance Deal of the Year - May 24th, 2021
- Recognized by Chambers USA 2021 - May 21st, 2021
- Recognized by Chambers USA 2020 - May 1st, 2020
- Ranked by Chambers USA 2019 - April 26th, 2019
- Recognized by Chambers Global 2019 - February 14th, 2019
insights
- CFTC Position Limits Rule Became Effective March 15 - March 19th, 2021
- FCA & IBA Announcements Signal Definitive Endgame for LIBOR - March 15th, 2021
- ARRC Updates Bilateral Loan Recommended Hardwired Fallback Language and Syndicated Loan Conventions - October 2nd, 2020
- ARRC Encourages Adherence to ISDA IBOR Fallback Protocol - September 18th, 2020
- ARRC Releases SOFR “In Arrears” Conventions for Syndicated Business Loans - August 28th, 2020
- ARRC Publishes the SOFR Starter Kit: An Up-to-Date Summary of the Transition Away from USD LIBOR - August 26th, 2020
- LSTA Releases Final Draft of Simple SOFR Concept Credit Agreement - August 21st, 2020
- FASB Issues Accounting Standards Update for Convertible Instruments - August 7th, 2020
- Bloomberg Begins Publishing Fallback Rates for Certain Key IBORs - July 24th, 2020
- ARRC Announces Further Details of Recommended Spread Adjustments for Cash Products - July 7th, 2020
- FCA to be Granted Enhanced Powers to Ensure Orderly Wind-down of Libor Contracts - July 1st, 2020
- ARRC Recommends Best Practices for Completing LIBOR Transition - June 5th, 2020
- ARRC Releases Supplemental Consultation on LIBOR-to-SOFR Spread Adjustment Methodology - May 21st, 2020
- ARRC Proposes New York State Legislation to Facilitate LIBOR-to-SOFR Transition - April 27th, 2020
- ISDA Announces Preliminary Results of LIBOR Pre-cessation Fallbacks Consultation - April 24th, 2020
- ISDA Derivatives and Communicating Notice - April 20th, 2020
- Derivativos sob padrão ISDA e Notificação - April 20th, 2020
- ARRC Announces Recommended Spread Adjustment Methodology for Cash Products - April 16th, 2020
- Navigating Share Repurchases in Volatile Markets - March 17th, 2020
- New York Fed Begins Publication of SOFR Averages and a SOFR Index - March 9th, 2020
Engagement & Publications
- Author, "Navigating Share Repurchases in Volatile Markets," Paul Hastings Client Alert (March 17, 2020)
- Author, "CFTC Chairman Pledges Support for LIBOR-to-SOFR Transition" Paul Hastings Client Alert (December 13, 2019)
- Author, "CFTC and SEC Charge Foreign Trading Platform Transacting in Security-Based Swaps and Commodity Futures with U.S. Investors" Paul Hastings Client Alert (November 8, 2019)
- Author, "Reporting for Duty: CFTC Clamps Down on Swap Reporting and Risk Management" Paul Hastings Client Alert (October 11, 2019)
- Author, "ARRC Releases Practical Implementation Checklist for SOFR Adoption" Paul Hastings Client Alert (October 1, 2019)
- Author, "SEC Adopts Capital, Margin, and Collateral Segregation Requirements for Security-Based Swaps" Paul Hastings Client Alert (August 8, 2019)
- Author, "SEC Proposes Action Regarding Cross-Border Application of Certain Security-Based Swap Rules" Paul Hastings Client Alert (June 11, 2019)
- Author, "ARRC Releases Recommended Fallback Language for Floating Rate Notes and Syndicated Loans" Paul Hastings Client Alert (May 23, 2019)
- Author, "ARRC Releases White Paper Regarding SOFR – The New U.S. Dollar LIBOR Alternative" Paul Hastings Client Alert (April 29, 2019)
Involvement
- Member of the ISDA Equity Derivatives Committee
- Member of the ISDA Accounting & Equity Working Group
- Member of the Derivatives and Structured Products Law Committee of the New York State Bar Association