Securitisation
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Hall of fameCadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Stephen Day is a partner in the Capital Markets Group, resident in the London office. Stephen advises leading financial institutions and corporations in Europe and the United States in connection with a wide range of structured finance and securitisation transactions, with a focus on complex cross border deals. His work in this area includes structuring commercial paper conduits, structured investment vehicles, multi-country receivables (trade, auto loan/lease, credit card) securitisations, securitisation bridge and private equity take-out deals, whole business transactions and intellectual property financings. Stephen has structured some of the most innovative international financings in the market, including a music publishing royalty securitisation for one of the world��s leading labels, Turkish diversified payment rights securitisations, fleet and equipment leasing securitisations across Europe together with speciality finance, future flow and marketplace lending transactions. Stephen is admitted to practice in New York, and in England and Wales.
Hall of fameHerbert Smith Freehills LLP
Michael focuses on all types of securitisation and structured finance work. He brings a deep commercial understanding to transactions, advising arrangers, lead managers, originators, issuers, private equity, hedge funds, trustees, rating agencies and other market participants, often on complex and first-of-a-kind financings. Since 2009 Michael has been consistently recognised for his expertise and is currently ranked highly in all of the major legal directories.
Hall of fameCadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
David Quirolo is a partner in Cadwalader’s Capital Markets Group, resident in the London office. Focusing his practice primarily on CLOs, securitisation, asset finance and repackaging transactions involving various asset types in the United States and Europe, he represents banks, arrangers and asset managers in a variety of structured finance transactions. David has extensive experience using “cash flow,” “market value,” and hybrid structures, and is recognised as a leading practitioner in the CLO 2.0 market. David also represents the Loan Market Association in relation to regulation affecting the CLO market. He regularly meets with regulators and policy makers in relation to securitisation regulation. David is admitted to practice in England and Wales, in the State of New York and in Ireland.
Hall of fameDentons
Peter is a leading securitization and structured finance practitioner and partner in the firm's Banking and Finance practice. He co-heads the firm's securitization and structured finance practice.He advises originators, arrangers and other market participants, both within the UK and internationally, on a broad range of public and private securitization and warehousing transactions, covering many asset classes, including residential mortgages, consumer loans, auto loans, commercial mortgages, NPLs, trade receivables, corporate and leverage loans, equity release and home reversion plans, as well as on the acquisition, financing and disposal of portfolios of assets, both performing and non-performing, in the whole loan market. He also advises on supply chain financing and factoring programs, and on cash and synthetic structures of all kinds.Peter's experience includes advising on many RMBS, CMBS, ABS and CLO programs, and also on bank-sponsored conduit programs; he also has extensive experience of real estate finance transactions, including those financed by capital markets issues.He also has extensive experience of the establishment of, and issues under, covered bond programs, including for banks and other financial institutions in the UK, continental Europe and globally. He also advises on capital market programs, including secured and unsecured programs. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, and author of articles, on topics concerning developments in the securitization and covered bond markets, and a member of industry bodies, including AFME and ECBC.
Rising stars
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Alex Collins is a partner in the Capital Markets Group in Cadwalader's London office. Alex focuses on structured finance, with an emphasis on CLOs. He has acted on a wide range of cross-border structured finance transactions and in respect of CLOs, has represented arrangers, asset managers and warehouse finance providers in connection with a variety of European CLO 2.0 transactions and warehouse facilities. Alex has been working on CLO transactions since the resurgence of the European CLO market a number of years ago and has advised on numerous public CLO transactions, warehouses and related transactions such as the establishment of originator retention structures and retention financings. Alex is admitted to practice in England and Wales.
Paul Hastings LLP
Victoria Morton is a partner in the London office of Paul Hastings. Ms. Morton advises clients such as sponsors, issuers, servicers and rating agencies on a range of finance transactions, including RMBS and large loan portfolio acquisitions. Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Ms. Morton worked at another international firm, during which time she spent six months seconded in Singapore.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Sabah Nawaz is a special counsel in the Capital Markets Group in Cadwalader's London office. Sabah focuses on advising banks, private equity funds, pension funds, corporate borrowers and rating agencies on a wide range of complex cross-border structured finance, securitisation, debt capital markets, refinancing and restructuring transactions. Sabah is admitted to practice in England and Wales.
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Baker McKenzie LLP
Baker McKenzie LLP
Leading individuals
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Suzanne Bell is a partner in the Capital Markets Group in Cadwalader's London office. Suzanne has advised leading financial institutions and corporations in connection with a wide range of domestic, European and International structured finance and capital markets transactions. Her experience includes structuring and documenting commercial paper conduits, structured investment vehicles, and public and private securitisations of a range of asset classes, with particular focus on credit card receivables, auto loans and leases and trade receivables. Suzanne also has experience in advising a range of stakeholders (including receivers, directors and creditors) on debt restructurings and insolvency matters involving structured finance borrowers. Suzanne is admitted to practice in England and Wales and in Ireland.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Robert Cannon is a partner in the Capital Markets Group in Cadwalader's London office. He focuses on structured finance and securitisation, and has acted for arrangers, originators and asset managers on transactions involving a variety of structures and asset classes, including CDOs, CLOs, mortgage securitisations and commercial paper conduits. Robert is admitted to practice in England and Wales and in Ireland.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Matthew Duncan is a partner in the Capital Markets Group in Cadwalader's London Office. He advises a wide range of institutions and other entities that operate, invest in or deal with businesses that provide financial services and products to the consumer, financial, commercial and public sectors in the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions (including banks, lenders, credit funds, insurers, reinsurers, pension funds, alternative investment funds, investment managers, finance arrangers and fintechs). Matthew has played a significant role in many landmark, innovative “first of kind” transactions that have been widely followed by many issuers, including the first UK single-issuer, segregated, multi-issuance, residential mortgage-backed securities program. He has been involved with UK covered bonds since the first transaction in 2003 (prior to there being a legislative framework for such transactions in place). He has also played a leading role in advising fintech businesses and working on innovative fintech structured financings, especially involving the tokenization of assets and the use of smart contracts (typically using distributed ledger technologies, such as blockchain) and artificial intelligence (AI), and he often speaks at conferences in this field. He is admitted to practice in England and Wales.
Mayer Brown
Dominic Griffiths heads Mayer Brown’s banking and finance group in London, representing financial institutions and companies across a broad spectrum of domestic and international financing transactions. His practice is particularly focused on commercial and investment bank asset-based lending and structured finance. Dominic has in-depth experience with regard to European and Trans-Atlantic cross-border secured loans and trade receivables financings. He also represents clients engaged in the structuring and execution of finance transactions in Italy. The group Dominic leads in London includes lawyers focussing on debt capital markets, derivatives, structured finance, asset based lending, asset finance, project and commodities finance, acquisition finance, restructuring, corporate and real estate finance. The team frequently works with the London office’s substantial corporate, real estate, insurance and litigation groups as well as with lawyers in the firm’s extensive network of offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Mayer Brown
David O’Connor is a structured finance and securitisation partner in Mayer Brown’s London office. He has represented lenders, arrangers, servicers, borrowers and investors in numerous financing transactions and restructurings involving commercial real estate debt in Europe. He works closely with hedge funds, private equity funds and investment banks on CMBS, RMBS and covered bond transactions. He also advises on whole business securitisations, trade receivables securitisations, warehouse lines and loan portfolio sale transactions (both distressed and performing).
Slaughter and May
Partner; Guy has a wide ranging practice which covers banking, capital markets and structured finance. He advises financial institutions, funds and governments on investments in and fund raisings of financial institutions, including restructurings and asset sales. Guy regularly acts for a number of UK and international companies, including Drax Group, Euroclear, Banco Santander, Santander UK, Legal & General, Prudential, United Utilities, GlaxoSmithKline, UK Asset Resolution, M&G and Direct Line.
Paul Hastings LLP
Cameron Saylor is a partner in the Structured Credit practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office. Mr. Saylor specializes in structured finance, securitization, asset backed lending and credit funds, with a focus on CLOs. Mr. Saylor advises the leading arrangers and managers on European CLO transactions, having recently advised clients such as Credit Suisse, Blackrock, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Pinebridge, Societe Generale, Oak Hill Advisors, Och Ziff, ICG, Alcentra, Bank of America, PGIM, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Citi, Barclays, Natixis, BNPP, Nomura, and Rothschild. Mr. Saylor is an expert regarding European and U.S. risk retention, having advised on complex and novel compliance issues relevant to both U.S. and European CLO and other securitization transactions. He has spoken at various industry conferences and is regularly quoted in the industry press on matters concerning risk retention, Brexit, and other regulatory matters. Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Mr. Saylor spent close to 10 years in the structured finance practice at other leading U.K. firms. He trained and worked as a lawyer in Canada prior to moving to London.
Paul Hastings LLP
Paul Severs is a partner in the Finance and Securities and Capital Markets practices at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office. Mr. Severs has been involved in the European securities market since the early 1990’s. He has more than 25 years’ experience in the structured finance and securitisation markets. Most recently, Mr. Severs has been involved in advising funds establishing, acquiring and growing non-bank loan origination businesses and servicing platforms and acquiring associated loan portfolios. He advises on acquisition finance, growth capital, regulatory capital and compliance requirements. He also advises on asset acquisition and financing structures, warehouse financing and the securitisation and trading of loan assets. Mr. Severs has significant experience advising clients on JV and co‑investment structures and establishing new debt origination funds. He works closely with the Paul Hastings funds group. He has also been actively involved in advising clients purchasing assets, loans and companies from securitisation structures, related tender offers and exchange offers, voting rights in different parts of the capital structure and downgrade related issues. He advises noteholder steering committees and sponsors in the context of restructuring loans and capital markets financing transactions. Mr. Severs has experience in all the main financial asset classes including residential and commercial mortgages, consumer loans, and revolving credits. He has also advised extensively on whole business securitisations including infrastructure and utilities, leisure facilities, and nursing homes. Mr. Severs advises funds, arrangers, originators, trustees, rating agencies, swap counter parties, and entrepreneurs. Geographically, he has worked on transactions throughout Europe, Asia, and Japan. Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Mr. Severs was the head of Structured Debt and Capital Markets at another international law firm.
Linklaters LLP
Andy is Head of the firm’s Structured Finance Group. He is a specialist in structured finance and real estate finance. He has extensive experience in securitisations, warehouse financings, loan portfolio sales/acquisitions, sale-leasebacks and credit tenant leases and single property and property portfolio financings. Andy also leads the firm’s practices in Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) transactions in the UK, Europe and further afield. Andy regularly acts for the issuers and arrangers on covered bond programmes throughout the world, including those for RBS, Nationwide Building Society and Leeds Building Society in the UK, DnB Bank, the Sparebank 1 Alliance and KLP in Norway, OP Mortgage Bank in Finland, Alpha Bank in Greece, the NAB in Australia, BNZ in New Zealand and DBS and UOB in Singapore. He also leads on a number of key client relationships and is one of the firm’s bank sector leaders.
Dentons
Edward Hickman is a leading structured finance partner, with expertise in all types of securitisation (ABS, CMBS, CDOs and WBS), loan portfolio sales, project bonds, structured utility bonds, covered bonds, commercial real estate, multi-source intercreditor arrangements, derivatives and regulatory capital. Edward has worked on European, US, GCC and Asian transactions, acting for arrangers, originators, investors and rating agencies. Several of his transactions are pathfinder deals, being the first in a particular jurisdiction or the first for a particular asset class. During the financial crisis, Edward has advised on a number of divestments by banks as they deleverage, either on the sell side or the buy side. He has also been the lead partner on successful new debt issuances and refinancings, both in the capital markets and in the bank market, helping banks and corporate borrowers access new funding solutions. He has also advised corporates on how to use structured finance principles to help reduce their pension scheme deficits.
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Simmons & Simmons
Michael is a partner in the capital markets group, which forms part of the financial markets department. He has extensive experience advising on a wide range of structured finance products including securitisation, repackaging, receivables financing and supply chain finance, with a particular emphasis on innovative asset-backed structures. He has advised investment banks, investment funds, originators, trustees and rating agencies and is experienced in a large number of asset classes including residential and commercial mortgages, leases, loans, auto loans and trade receivables.
Simmons & Simmons
Amer is a partner in the London Structured Finance and Derivatives group and member of the asset-backed finance and securitisation team. He has extensive experience of advising on a variety of (public and private) asset-backed finance transactions and securitisations, with a particular focus on residential mortgage-backed and commercial mortgage-backed transactions, covered bonds, asset sales and warehousing arrangements. Amer is a member of the EMF – ECBC Covered Bond Label Advisory Council. He was recently recognised as a "Rising Star" in Capital Markets – Euromoney LMG "Rising Stars Guide 2016", and Capital Markets, Structured Finance and Securitisation – Euromoney LMG “Rising Stars Guide 2017”.
Reed Smith LLP
Reed Smith LLP
Reed Smith LLP
Simmons & Simmons
Ashurst