Best Lawyers in America for Securitization and Structured Finance Law
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Gary B. Rosenbaum counsels clients on all types of finance transactions, including private equity and mezzanine investments, out-of-court debt workouts and restructurings, cross-border lending transactions and venture lending financings. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/rosenbaum-gary-b/
Robert McConnell is a member of the firm’s transaction and real estate practice groups and has substantial experience in commercial financing transactions representing lenders, borrowers and developers. Mr. McConnell represents clients undertaking a wide variety of commercial and residential real estate development activities, including residential, retail and office condominium developments, low-income housing projects utilizing tax credit financing, subdivision and mixed-use community...
The most active issuers, originators, fund managers, investors, and financial institutions seek Aimee’s counsel and guidance on capital markets and the regulatory environment. She helps large financial institutions and nonbank lenders in all asset classes navigate the structured finance market. She advises commercial and investment banks, hedge funds, REITs, and other capital market participants on all aspects of the finance, acquisition, management, and disposition of financial assets....
Mr. Sher is a business lawyer whose practice is concentrated in commercial real estate and business and finance law. He also practices in the areas of: commercial litigation, creditors' rights, workouts and foreclosures, commercial bankruptcy, disaster recovery, arbitration and mediation, secured finance and asset based lending. Along with his practice, Mr. Sher is actively involved with many professional and trade organizations, including the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, where he...
Erik Klingenberg is the Chair of Dentons' Capital Markets practice, specializing in structured finance, including all aspects of commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and other structured products. Erik is praised by clients as a “sophisticated,” “hands-on,” “creative,” “extremely smart” and “excellent lawyer,” with sources commending his "broad range of expertise and understand[ing] immediate...
Jim concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial, industrial and planned unit real estate, and in banking. He has represented developers, lenders, landlords and tenants in a variety of complex and multi-state transactions, and continues to relish the enjoyment of resolving issues to close a transaction successfully. He has led teams on transactions as diverse as the financing of the acquisition and development of a 1,300-acre parcel in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and a $300 million corpora...
J. Shepherd Russell III is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Municipal Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law and Securitization and Structured Finance Law. J. Shepherd, who practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas, has been recognized since 2007. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which J. Shepherd is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Ed Dobbs is the founder and architect of the Parker Hudson commercial finance, debt restructuring, and ADR neural services practice areas. As a result of his focus in these practice areas over his 47-year career, Ed has acquired considerable knowledge about commercial matters generally and developed extensive transactional and litigation experience. As a commercial lending attorney, Ed represents some of the largest financial institutions in the country in structuring and documenting commerci...
Karen B. Gelernt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Securitization and Structured Finance Law. Karen B., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Karen B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Bob is committed to making a difference for those he serves. Applying his deep tax background and education, Bob represents buyers and sellers in merger, acquisition and disposition transactions, and provides comprehensive counsel pertaining to business and partnership tax matters. He also advises start-up companies and established businesses alike interested in pursuing capital sources from the private equity market to raise capital for a number of diverse enterprises. Bob’s industry e...
John Nicholas Suhr, Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Securitization and Structured Finance Law. John Nicholas, who practices law in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John Nicholas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
L. Frederick Williams Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative / Regulatory Law, Corporate Law, Economic Development Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Municipal Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. L. Frederick, who practices law in Phoenix, Arizona, has been recognized since 2005. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the h...
While fully engaged as Managing Partner of Buckley King, Brent Buckley counsels and represents financial institutions, private equity firms, lenders, businesses and executive management on business issues, complex and structured finance, workouts, asset-based lending, corporate internal investigations, and commercial litigation matters. Brent is nationally recognized for excellence in both corporate law and banking and finance litigation. He is named among the prestigious Legal Who's Who as o...
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