Brian D. Foster

BRIAN FOSTER advises financial institutions, private funds, asset managers, and other market participants on a broad range of financing, derivatives, and structured products transactions. His practice focuses on complex financing arrangements and bespoke investment structures involving alternative asset classes, fund-related assets, and derivative products.

Brian has extensive experience structuring financing and investment transactions, including secondaries financings, NAV facilities, management company lines, subscription credit facilities, hybrid facilities, preferred equity structures, collateralized fund obligations, GP stakes transactions, margin loans, securities lending arrangements, repurchase transactions, and prime brokerage facilities.

“Brian is the best fund financing lawyer on Wall Street.”
Chambers Global 2026

Brian’s derivatives and structured products practice encompasses a broad range of transactions, including over-the-counter derivatives, structured notes, options, forwards, and swaps. He is particularly experienced in equity-linked and fund-linked derivatives and regularly advises clients on the development and execution of customized investment and financing solutions.

Brian’s practice combines sophisticated transactional experience with a deep understanding of the legal, commercial, and operational issues affecting financial institutions and investment funds. He regularly counsels clients on structuring innovative financing and risk-management arrangements designed to support investment strategies, liquidity needs, and broader business objectives.

Brian has been ranked by Chambers Global (USA, 2022–2026) and Chambers USA (Nationwide, 2021–2026) for Capital Markets: Structured Products. In the Chambers USA 2026 edition, clients note, “Few people in the industry work as hard for their clients or have the depth of knowledge and skill that Brian has,” and “Brian is a leader and standout in a crowded industry. His personal approach ingratiates clients and his legal knowledge and sophistication is unmatched.” Additionally, Legal 500 United States has recognized him as a leading lawyer for Structured Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products (2026) and Lawdragon has named him one of the “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” since 2024.