Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP has standout capabilities in the IP and whole-business securitization spaces- in particular, the firm offers great experience in the media and entertainment industry, working on novel structures surrounding music rights, sports financing slate deals and film-financing slate deals. Charles Pesant is adept at handling multiplatform and esoteric structured financings, as well as CLOs and related regulatory issues. Robert Zochowski Jr. assists public and private companies, financial institutions and investment funds on a range of traditional as well as esoteric securitizations, with experience in a range of asset classes including royalties, fiber optic networks and energy projects. Jordan Yarett is experienced in a range of novel securitization matters, including those surrounding IP-related whole-business loans, cash flow secured franchise loans and rated time share loans. Anastasia Peterson’s experience includes advising on warehouse facilities, receivables and forward flow agreements, and was promoted to partner in 2023. In May 2023, Lawrence Wee left the firm. All lawyers mentioned are situated in New York.
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Key clients
- Apollo Global Management Inc.
- Atlas SP Partners, L.P.
- Brookfield Asset Management
- California Public Utilities Commission
- Donlen Corporation
- Element Fleet Management
- Goldman Sachs
- K.G.K. Diamonds
- Merchants Automotive Group
- Metronet
- Roark Capital Group
- Santander Bank
- SBA Communications Corporation
- TeamHealth
- The Carlyle Group
- Tucows Inc.
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Charles Pesant
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Charles Pesant, Robert Zochowski Jr., Anastasia Peterson