Ms Lisa Pauquette > Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Ms Lisa Pauquette
Work Department
Capital Markets
Position
Lisa Pauquette is a partner in Cadwalader’s Capital Markets Group. Lisa’s practice involves the representation of banks, investment banks and other financial institutions in commercial mortgage loan securitization and a variety of mortgage banking and financing transactions.
Lisa has diverse experience in securitization matters having represented major Wall Street investment banks and financial institutions in their roles as underwriters, placement agents, issuers, and mortgage loan sellers of public and private securitization transactions involving commercial and residential mortgage loans. In addition, Lisa represents clients in the purchase and sale of mortgage loans, mezzanine debt, and subordinate debt.
Her client representations have also included the purchase and sale of residential first- and second-mortgage loans (including FHA, VA, conventional and reverse mortgage loans) and commercial and multifamily mortgage loans, as well as structuring and negotiating warehouse lines and repurchase agreements for commercial mortgage loans, mortgage assets and CMBS and RMBS securities.
Education
J.D., Boston University School of Law
B.A., Middlebury College
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Structured finance: securitization
The securitisation offering at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP is well established in the market, being frequently sought after by a portfolio of clients that includes BNP Paribas, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo and others for CLO, ABS, CMBS, RMBS and various other transactions. Based out of New York, Mike Gambro
is particularly well-versed in CMBS transactions, and co-heads the team with the Charlotte-based Stuart Goldstein, who is often sought after by clients for his expertise in CRE CLOs and any ancillary commercial real estate securitization matters. Neil Weidner is adept in securitisation of conventional and unconventional credit assets, alongside his experience in CLO transactions. Ryan McNaughton is a key member of the team for ABS transactions, lending to the team his expertise in esoteric asset-backed securities, including media royalties, whole business and digital infrastructure. Sophie Cuthbertson and Joseph Beach are also cornerstones of the team, with Beach’s experience in syndicated and middle market CLOs complementing Cuthbertson’s work on alternative securities structures and assets including solar and student loans. Lisa Pauquette advises financial actors in various CMBS securitisations, alongside Jeffrey Rotblat. Adam Risell has departed the team. Lawyers are in New York unless otherwise stated.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Tax > Financial products
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders
- Tax > International tax
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: plaintiff
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism