USA Law and Practice Contributed by: Bjorn Bjerke, Corey Reis and Joshua Kopel, A&O Shearman
A&O Shearman has one of the largest and most international teams of banking, finance and se - curitization lawyers of any global law firm, with over 1,000 lawyers worldwide, and one of the leading debt finance and securitisation prac - tices in the world, known for ground-breaking deals and structures that eventually become market standards. A&O Shearman’s structured finance and securitisation offering assists cli - ents in developing, structuring and executing a broad range of financings, including securitisa - tions, structured products, asset-based lend -
ing, tailored leasing and royalty arrangements, and other sophisticated financing techniques. The firm has in-depth experience in all aspects of the public and private offering and distribu - tion of structured finance securities. Highly re - garded by major corporations and financial in - stitutions, A&O Shearman represents the entire range of global market participants, including issuers, underwriters, investors, trustees, ser- vicers, credit-enhancement providers, lenders, rating agencies and conduits.
Authors
Bjorn Bjerke is a partner in the debt finance practice at A&O Shearman in the New York office. He represents lenders, borrowers, managers and investors in a range of complex
Corey Reis is a counsel in the debt finance practice at A&O Shearman in the New York office. He focuses his practice on advising financial institutions and corporate borrowers in a
financing arrangements across a wide spectrum of asset classes, including securitisations and other structured financings, various shared collateral and second lien structures, repo facilities, commodity, equity, credit and fund-linked derivatives, subscription lines, and a variety of funding arrangements. He also has extensive experience representing investors, creditors and managers in complex restructurings, workouts and acquisitions of distressed and non-performing assets. He is involved in all aspects of deal structuring, negotiation and documentation.
broad range of leveraged and structured finance transactions, including securitisations and structured financings, asset-based lending and warehouse facilities, direct lending, acquisition financings and refinancings, restructurings and private banking transactions and high-yield debt issuances.
Joshua Kopel is an associate in the global financial markets practice at A&O Shearman in the New York office. He advises sponsors, underwriters and issuers in a range of Rule 144A
and Regulation S securitisations. Such transactions include offerings involving covered bonds, collateralised loan obligations, credit card receivables, auto leases, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, aircraft leases, data centres and R-PACE assets.
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