Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP advises banks and government-sponsored enterprises alike, with major clients on the buy- and sell-side of the market, and particular expertise in capital relief trades. Its expertise is broad, with lawyers experienced in collateralized fund obligations and emerging market notes as well as currency, commodity and fixed income products. The team can draw on the firm’s other department for support concerning tax, secured transaction and financial restructuring issues whenever such matters arise. Ivan Loncar is a co-chair of the financial services group, advising on funded and unfunded derivative products of all types. Capital markets veteran Lary Stromfeld‘s practice involves advising on financial products, complex market structures and regulatory matters. Brian Foster is noted member of the team, advising financial institutions and investments funds on a broad range of derivatives including OTC trades, structured notes and fund-linked derivatives. Another key lawyer is Jed Miller, who specializes in novel and innovative structured financing, such as capital relief trades and significant risk transfer transactions. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York.
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‘Ivan Loncar, Jed Miller and team are best in class within a best in class firm.’
Key clients
- Alternative Reference Rates Committee
- Assured Guaranty Corp.
- Nearwater Capital
- Nodal Exchange
- MBIA, Inc.
Work highlights
- Acted as counsel on nearly every major North American CRT that has come in market in the last 12-24 months.
- Assisted in the six-year effort to move the market off of LIBOR.
- Representing bond insurers Assured Guaranty Corp. and Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. in connection with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s restructuring of approximately $73 billion of bond debt.
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James Frazier, Ivan Loncar