Cameron Saylor > Paul Hastings LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Best known for its CLO practice, Paul Hastings LLP also has a strong flow of derivatives and structured products work, and it is praised for its ‘great client care skills, and excellent technical knowledge‘. Practice head Jason Brooks, who is ‘a superstar – highly responsive, commercially minded and very bright‘, is leading the firm’s push into derivative-linked and asset-based securities work for investment and retail banks, financial institutions, and corporates. The firm’s work on bespoke structured vehicles includes a high-profile risk retention fund practice built by Christian Parker and Cameron Saylor, who frequently act for large private equity clients.

Paul Hastings LLP has a deep bench of securitisation partners who exhibit particular prowess in the CLO market, in which the firm is one of the most prominent players. The practice is led by real estate finance partner Miles Flynn, CLO specialist Cameron Saylor, and market veteran Paul Severs, who has been in the securitisation market since it was first developed in the UK and Europe. He is currently advising a fund on the proposed sale of a mortgage company and its separation from a group holding £8bn in securitised assets, The team is boosted by the broad-ranging experience of Diala Minott, whose CLO expertise sees her act for many of the largest fund managers in Europe, though she has a particular focus on US managers developing European strategies. Victoria Morton is noted for RMBS and loan portfolio acquisitions, while structured credit specialist James Baillie handles CLOs. Restructuring expert Mei Lian has extensive experience in the Greek securitisation market. In mid-2024, the firm hired CLO specialist Brian Maher from Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP.