Tom Falkus > White & Case LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

White & Case LLP has a broad securitisation practice that encompasses a high level of activity in the CLO space, as well as securitisations of real estate loans, receivables and more esoteric assets. The firm is also making a big push on ESG-related deals, and practice head Chris McGarry recently acted for BNP Paribas in the €352m Grosvenor Place CLO 2022-1 DAC, which is the first CLO to contractually utilise the marketing and reporting features of Article 8 of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. ‘They have been innovative in the ESG space and are looking a few years ahead‘, remarks a client. Debashis Dey, who works from both London and Dubai, ‘really knows his stuff but is able to take on board a variety of different views to help craft a solution that works for everyone‘. Tom Falkus is increasingly visible in performing and non-performing loan portfolio acquisitions and financings, securitisations, restructurings, warehouse facilities, asset-based lending and secured loan transactions. Counsel Adam Farrell joined from Paul Hastings LLP in 2023, bringing expertise in CLOs, RMBS, CMBS and trade receivables deals.

White & Case LLP is ‘technically excellent, and always provides timely and commercial advice‘. One clients praises the group’s  ‘constant commitment to providing maximum possible value and exhaustive attention to detail‘. The firm handles the full suite of derivatives work, encompassing interest rate, credit, equity, currency and commodity derivatives, regulatory capital transactions, repurchase agreements, securities lending, synthetic investments and Islamic derivatives. The practice led by Ingrid York, who is ‘calm and incisive, and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of derivatives‘, also excels in repackaging and structured note transactions. York and regulatory partner Jonathan Rogers advised the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility Designated Activity Company (LSF) on its inaugural $100m repo transaction with Afreximbank and Citi to provide liquidity to African sovereign Eurobonds. York is supported by a strong partner group and a growing team of associates. Anthony Colegrave is dual-qualified in England & Wales and South Africa, and focuses primarily on equity derivatives and hedging solutions. Debashis Dey advises banks, corporates and governments on structured finance and Tom Falkus has a broad practice that includes secured loan transactions. Associate Phillan Amin is highly recommended for OTC derivatives, structured finance, repurchase transactions, and hedging issues.