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

White & Case LLP has ‘great capital markets and derivatives expertise‘ and handles work across the full range of asset classes, including interest rate, credit, equity, currency and commodity derivatives, regulatory capital transactions, repurchase agreements, securities lending, synthetic investments and Islamic derivatives. ‘Responsive and reliable‘ practice head Ingrid York is a market-leading expert on repackaging and structured note transactions, and the ‘spectacular‘ Anthony Colegrave, who is dual-qualified in both England & Wales and South Africa, is a key adviser on equity derivatives and hedging solutions. Debashis Dey is praised for his advice to banks, corporates and governments on a range of structured finance matters, including private equity matters, Islamic finance and non-performing loans. Tom Falkus, who acts for arrangers, originators, asset managers, sponsors and investors, and Phillan Amin, an emerging talent in OTC derivatives and hedging matters, also play central roles in the team.

White & Case LLP has built a broad securitisation practice over the years, and its hire of Adam Farrell from Paul Hastings LLP in 2023 added extra skills in CLOs, RMBS, CMBS and trade receivables. In the CLO market, the firm is recognised as a leading adviser on ESG structuring, having pioneered the structuring of transactions as Article 8 financial products under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. As well as CLOs, the firm advises banks, sponsors, issuers, investors and service providers on regulatory matters, RMBS, covered bonds, CMBS, whole-business deals, and structures based on auto loans, inventory and esoteric assets. Debashis Dey, who works from both London and Dubai, acted for a global investment bank in a $150m warehouse securitisation, while the ‘good-humoured and solution-oriented‘ Tom Falkus, whose work encompasses NPL portfolio acquisitions, advised a major car rental company on an extension to its €1.2bn securitisation platform.