Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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Jamie  Jirtle

Jamie Jirtle

Orrick, France

Work Department

Finance and Banking

Position

Partner

Career

James advises arrangers, sponsors, issuers and investors on securitisations, including collateralised loan obligations (CLOs), consumer asset-backed securities, residential mortgage-backed securities and esoteric asset classes, such as commodities, telco receivables and tax receivables, and provides advice on risk retention and other related regulatory matters.

James has advised on over 25 EUR CLOs. He also advised on the world's first "true sale" securitisation of commodities (recognised by the Financial Times as a "Standout" deal in the Innovative Lawyer Awards 2018) and the UK's first mobile handset securitisation (winner of Finance Team of the Year in the Legal Business Awards 2017).

Education

University of Law, LL.B., 2013 Durham University, Ph.D., Theology and Music, 2010 Rice University, B.A., Music, 2006, Summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa