Paul Hastings adds Weil partner to structured credit team in London
Paul Hastings has bolstered its structured credit practice in London with the appointment of Weil’s Brian Maher.
The law firm said that Maher advises banks, credit funds, and private equity firms on a broad range of structured finance matters, including all forms of securitization and asset-based lending, CLOs, performing and non-performing loan portfolio acquisitions and financings, development loans, restructurings, warehouse facilities, and secured loan transactions.
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Maher is the latest structured finance lawyer it has hired from rival firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges, having appointed Shawn Kodes to join its New York office in April.
“Brian is an elite structured finance lawyer with a synergistic practice that bolsters our expanding asset-backed financing and capital markets securitization capabilities,” said firm chair Frank Lopez. “His arrival adds further strength to our top-of-market finance platform and enhances our capacity to handle complex alternative financing transactions for our clients.”
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Maher regularly advises major funds and financial institutions including Apollo, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Haydock Finance, and Redding Ridge on bespoke asset-backed finance transactions.
“Paul Hastings is a major force in the global structured credit market,” said Maher. “This is an incredible opportunity to bring my highly complementary practice to the Paul Hastings platform, collaborating with colleagues to continue building our premier offerings in asset-backed finance, securitization, derivatives, and related financial products.”
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