Schulte Roth & Zabel International LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘The SRZ Team is the most experienced hedge fund and hybrid funds team on the market. The only one expert on both UK and US law. They are just the best.’

‘Josh Dambacher is an absolute star – he thinks outside the box and is the smartest lawyer I ever worked with. He is brilliant, creative, commercial and a wealth of knowledge and experience across US and UK issues. You only need him in a room when other firms would bring a team of 4 or 5 to compete with his knowledge.’

‘We can rely on the SRZ team to give pragmatic, informed and candid advice. They have an unparalleled perspective on the market and their US and UK offices work seamlessly together. SRZ is full of ideas and insights.’

‘Josh Dambacher’s manner is incredibly calm and laid-back but he is very sharp and an absolute expert. He gives concise, insightful and commercial advice and is responsive and a pleasure to work with. Amy MacDonagh and Drew Miller are rising stars. Well informed, responsive and very smart.’

‘Fantastic team that I have had the honour of working with for 19 years. Exceptional in every aspect.’

‘Josh Dambacher: the Dambuster.’

‘We use Chris Hilditch for fund formation and partnership work. Chris is a legal behemoth. Brilliant mind.’

‘Constantly value added. Comes up with new ideas and conventions that I was not aware of. I often find this quality lacking in lawyers, not so with Chris Hilditch of SRZ. Always my go-to.’

‘Martin Sharkey has good cashflow CLO product knowledge and is highly responsive when required. His associate team has improved over the last 18 months or so and there are some good mid-level associates in the team.’

‘James Winterlich is user-friendly.’

‘Great partner access and responsiveness. The team is technically very knowledgeable and also extremely commercial.’

‘Stuart Axford – highly experienced capital markets partner with deep industry knowledge and high technical knowledge, commercial and very client-friendly. Hannah Samuels – very responsive, client friendly, technically strong.’

‘Good knowledge of esoteric assets and bespoke structuring techniques.’

‘Stuart Axford – accessible, responsive and very knowledgeable across the board.’

‘SRZ has a very strong and knowledgeable securitisation team in London. We have had excellent experience working with them recently.’

‘Martin Sharkey (partner) – very bright, knowledgeable and pragmatic securitisation counsel.’

‘Very responsive and technically very good.’

‘Jim McNally has been very good at drafting corporate documents/restructuring projects.’

‘Chris Hilditch is very responsive and will deal with queries quickly and helpfully.’ 

‘When you want a sense of what the market is doing, you need to speak to people who know the whole market. That is where SRZ have the edge. From the largest managers to newly launched funds, they can give insight into what managers and investors are offering and/or expecting.’

‘Real commercial acumen and deep knowledge.’