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Ms Katia Merlini

Work Department
Capital Markets
Position
Partner
Career
Passionate in conciliating law and finance from the early stages of her education, Katia Merlini is a partner with the International Debt Capital Markets team focusing on derivatives, structured debt issuances and synthetic securitization transactions. She acts for financial institutions as well as corporates, whether they are based in France or elsewhere in Europe and the world. Katia has more than 15 years’ experience in derivatives and capital markets from Simmons & Simmons and prior to that Clifford Chance.
Languages
English and French
Education
DEA de droit des affaires, Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 1999; Maîtrise en Droit des Affaires, Université Paris V, René Descartes, 1998; Finance, General, Toulouse Business School, 1996
Lawyer Rankings
France > Derivatives and structured finance
(Next Generation Partners)Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP combines sector expertise, especially in the automotive and transport sectors, with English and French law capabilities and expertise in structured finance and securitisations as well as derivatives. The caseload includes the establishment of programmes for structured products and securitisations, and the structuring, negotiation and documentation of OTC derivatives. Repapering projects are also handled. Since the start of the Covid 19 crisis, the practice has increasingly advised on derivatives matters arisen from liquidity problems and restructurings. Thanks to the firm’s international presence, the Paris team is a very good choice for multijurisdictional matters, in particular pan-European ones, but also matters involving Asian jurisdictions, the US and Australia. The team frequently attracts innovative transactions, for example involving new EU securitisation regulations. Sharon Lewis heads the finance, insurance and investment practice as well as the global financial institutions and insurance sector group, and is the key contact for structured finance. Katia Merlini leads the structured products and derivatives practice. Laura Asbati made partner in January 2022.
Paris > Titrisation, dérivés et financements structurés
(Les grands avocats de demain)Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP combine des compétences en droit anglais et français en matière de financements structurés, de titrisations et de produits dérivés. Le cabinet est très présent dans les secteurs de l’automobile et des transports. Il intervient sur l’élaboration de programmes de produits structurés et de titrisations, ainsi que la structuration de produits dérivés OTC. La crise de la Covid 19 a aussi amené le cabinet à traiter des sujets de liquidité et de restructuration de dérivés. L’équipe parisienne, qui peut prendre appui sur la plateforme internationale du cabinet, est recommandée pour les dossiers internationaux, notamment paneuropéens, mais aussi présentant des composantes asiatiques, américaines et australiennes. L’équipe est régulièrement mandatée pour intervenir dans des opérations innovantes, concernant notamment de nouvelles réglementations européennes en matière de titrisation. Sharon Lewis , qui dirige le pôle finance, assurances et investissement et le pôle mondial dédié aux institutions financières et au secteur de l’assurance, est recommandée pour les financements structurés. Katia Merlini dirige la pratique de produits structurés et de dérivés. Laura Asbati a été promue associée en janvier 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners - France > Derivatives and structured finance
- Derivatives and structured finance - France
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- Aviation finance
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Capital markets: debt capital markets
- Data privacy and data protection
- Derivatives and structured finance
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: Stock market litigation
- EU, competition and distribution
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: Luxury goods
- Insolvency
- Insurance
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Private equity: LBO
- Private equity: venture/growth capital
- Shipping finance
- Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Employment
- Industry focus: Energy
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Project finance
- Tax
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Dispute resolution: White-collar crime
- Real estate
- Private equity: venture/growth capital