Paul Hastings LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘The team is unique in that it is very well coordinated and extremely efficient and responsive, with great collaboration and communication skills.’

‘It is a well balanced creditor and borrower side practice working across the capital structure.’

‘The excellent Mei Lian is responsive, extremely diligent and capable. As a lead partner, she is distinguished by her hands-on approach and her willingness to help clients  understand the issues. She is also a very nice person, and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Amin Doulai is very innovative and clever, and also has shown a deep knowledge of the market.’

‘Mo Nurmohamed is responsive and client focused.’

‘They are problem solvers and think outside the box.’

‘They are not stuck in just traditional high yield practices and are especially great for complex transactions.’

‘A leading financing and structuring expertise for sophisticated and complicated transactions. Miles Flynn is exceptional.’

‘Very dependable service from lead partner Paul Severs. Increasingly strong team also beneath Paul Severs with excellent market knowledge and smart-thinking thrown into the mix to create a valued relationship between client and lawyer.’

‘Paul Severs shows consistent out-performance as a top structured finance lawyer. Able to address a wide range of issues and also be a conduit for other expertise within both current and previous firms he has been at.’

‘The engagement that you get from the Paul Hastings team is unrivalled particularly given the way large scale legal practice has evolved over the last 10 years or so. You get consistent, direct contact with the same senior points of contact as well as juniors that are competent in relative terms.’

‘Paul Severs is an incredible leader and people manager. There is no matter Paul is not able to advise us on notwithstanding his specific expertise in securitisation, he also assists with general corporate restructurings amongst other things.’

‘Victoria Morton – my main contact and a real superstar. Victoria has managed almost all of the deals we have done over the last years or so. Counterparties are quick to highlight how well things run when she is involved in a trade. I could not manage without her. Tim Earle – a relatively new addition to the team but very dependable.’

‘Expertise through many years of experience in the securitisation, capital markets and banking areas.’

‘Dedication, client relationship and able to provide excellent advice through many years of experience in this sector.’

‘Deep knowledge on senior mezzanine, A/B and loan to loan structures.’

‘The breadth and depth of expertise of the real estate finance practice at Paul Hastings is one of the best in London.’

‘The partnership works well together, collaborating at the right time to provide cohesive advice across the funding structure, from security, through regulatory and tax.’

‘Paul Hastings’ recognition of budget is an important relationship factor – the best advice is never cheap, but the team manages to stick to agreed figures and communicates clearly when this is not possible.’

‘Market leading property finance team, with a particular specialisation in structured finance and securitisation, in which field Miles Flynn remains one of the leading lights.’

‘Very strong technical abilities in the group, coupled with sensible pricing, means they are a go-to firms for real estate finance.’

‘Miles Flynn leads the team in every sense. He is exceptionally strong technically, completely unflappable and, most importantly, commercial with an innate instinct of knowing when and how to push points in a negotiations. He is front and centre on every engagement and completely accessible, 24/7.’

‘Miles Flynn and Christina Olliver provide a stand out service. Miles always brings a calm rigour to any negotiation and is particularly strong around complex matters that need a commercial head to find a way through.’

‘A really committed defence team that does not see its role as somehow incorporating a duty of cooperating with the authorities to secure the conviction of their client but who fiercely and fearlessly defend.’

‘Jo Dimmock conscientious, hard work, tough as nails and charming. A star. Jonathan Pickworth, rain maker and incredibly committed to his clients.’

‘Paul Hastings have been involved in two of the biggest SFO cases recently. They have an increasing profile in this area.’

‘Jonathan Pickworth is a brilliant leader. Joanna Dimmock is hard working. Fred Kelly is industrious. Tom Hickey is a bright rising star.’

‘The team is very strong and has a great track record in fraud cases.’

‘Jo Dimmock puts her all into the cases she deals with and her perseverance tends to pay dividends for her clients.’

‘Specialist criminal lawyers. Depth of experience in the most complex criminal trials in the UK. A wealth of experience dealing with individual defendants.’

‘This is a high profile team which has been involved in the majority of the most recent SFO multi jurisdictional cases brought in recent years.  The team has the capability to deal with both corporate and individual clients and has a wealth of experience in this field.’

‘I highly recommend Stephen Nicolas.’

‘Unique, deep, specialist market knowledge in Europe that results from being involved in most large deals.’

‘Michael James is an incredible negotiator, who cuts through the noise and has a tonne of commercial sense.’

‘Great industry and sector knowledge, efficient and reliable, quick turnaround and competitive pricing.’

‘There is no situation or scenario that Duncan Woollard has not seen. He seems to have an answer to the spectrum of issues and knows how to professionally deal with all investor lawyers’

‘Duncan Woollard gets it done with minimum fuss and at a reasonable price.’

The firm has an excellent depth and reach of knowledge coupled with a highly collaborative approach’.

‘All contacts have been extremely professional and proactive’.

‘Derwin Jenkinson is an exceptional partner with a wealth of experience and knowledge –  a clear leader in all aspects of infrastructure financing’.

‘Derwin Jenkinson is always fully engaged and incredibly solutions driven. He understands what we are trying to achieve’.

‘Experienced in hedging and corporate financing’.

‘This is a brilliant team led by the inspirational Jonathan Pickworth.’

‘Jonathan Pickworth is a brilliant strategist and a wonderful leader.’

‘Jo Dimmock is outstandingly able and a wonderful person to have on any team.‘

‘Paul Hastings is the worldwide investigations powerhouse – it has worked on many of the biggest and most complex cases.’

‘Jonathan Pickworth is a formidable talent – determined, highly articulate and extremely capable.’

‘Jonathan Pickworth is the star performer in PH white collar crime and deserves his reputation following wins representing individuals in SFO actions.’

‘The team has strong legal understanding and practical experience across the regulatory regimes applicable to fintech businesses, including the more recent or novel applications of financial services including crypto.’

‘Nina Moffatt is responsive, provides business friendly legal advice, and is very knowledgeable about her areas of practice.’

‘Arun Srivastava and Nina Moffatt are standout practitioners and are conversant in even the most novel business models and regulatory issues.’

‘The Paul Hastings Regulatory team are key to the success of my own team. They are so good at what they do that we regard them as an extension of our own regulatory team. Arun Srivastava leads the PH team and he is an absolute star.’

‘We have used many different law firms in the FS regulatory space but Arun and his team are the best. They are commercial thinkers – always being solution focused. They are also proactive – sending constant updates on new laws impacting my business.’

‘Arun Srivastava – phenomenal. He is incredible to work with. Takes a commercial view. So proactive in his support of us that I see him as a true partner – not just a third party adviser. His understanding of legal matters is unmatched in my opinion. No weaknesses I have identified.’

‘The team provided depth of experience in the topic which is an emerging area of regulation in the financial markets. We have history working with the team on other topics and on this particular recent engagement their strong handle of the regulation made them our trusted partner.’

‘The individual on the day to day was extremely diligent, providing pragmatic opinion to address how our firm needed to implement the regulatory recommendations and mandatory disclosures.’

‘Collectively, the Paul Hastings team is a perfect blend of professionalism, knowledge and optimal client service. Their speed on execution, while maintaining the highest professional standards and industry knowledge is clearly remarkable.’

‘We have worked with the cross border regulatory team for several years and they understand our requirements and combine legal expertise with commercial awareness. They are great to work with, very practical and good at helping us find solutions.’

‘Arun Srivastava and Konstantin Burkov. Very experienced, practical, easy to work with and great at helping us form risk based decisions.’

‘The team is practical and solutions-focused. They are able to look beyond the legal situation, understand deal dynamics and make practical suggestions to find a way forward.’

‘David Ereira is a unique lawyer in this space. He is hugely experienced, intellectually impressive but approachable. What makes David different is his ability to understand and influence how the key debates are resolved.’

‘Mei Lian is an excellent lawyer – she is always available and responsive and extremely diligent.’ 

‘Very knowledgeable team led by Cameron Saylor and possibly the most respected team in the CLO market.’

‘Cameron Saylor is the go-to partner who is the best in the business.’

‘Superb client service, the team led by Cameron Saylor are always available and able to provide a reasonable commercial view on all points backed by deep technical and regulatory knowledge on both the securitisation and funds aspects of CLO transactions.’

‘Cameron Saylor is a very measured and knowledgeable team leader, with a near-uncanny ability to provide almost instantaneous personal attention across all of the deals his team runs.’

‘Breath of knowledge in derivatives and structured products practice as well as solution finders.’

‘The practice has strong industry knowledge, well versed in the latest regulatory developments. The team has always provided clear and direct answers to our requests and helped us anticipate any potential issue.’

‘The team is dedicated to its work and committed to excellence. They provide industry and regulatory updates as they develop and have supported us throughout the entire process.’

‘All members of the team we interacted with have proven particularly helpful and willing to go the extra mile to answer our questions, including those that were not directly related to the initial mandate.’

‘Always responsive, friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable.’

‘A pleasure to work with.’

‘They are honest and straightforward to deal with, and have a good commercial mindset.’

‘I find Paul Hastings exceptionally easy to deal with – responsive, commercial and very knowledgeable.’

‘Clear, concise, commercial advice.’

‘Arun Birla is a pleasure to work with. Calm and collected he cuts through to the real issues.’

‘Very commercial, great client service.’

‘Arun Birla – accessible, responsibe, very commercial and client friendly.’

‘Pragmatic, commercial, while very knowledgable not just on tax law but its application within our niche industry.’

‘Highly experienced team, which knows about the tweaks and potential loop holes in international tax structuring. Super diligent in their work, great communicators and always solution oriented.’

‘I have been working with Arun Srivastava and his team for some years now. He has great knowledge of the sector and has a good bank of both corporate and individual clients. He is a good team player and is highly respected by regulators, who feel that they can trust him. He works well with clients and has the depth in the team that works with him.’

‘Arun Srivastava has vast experience and is a team player and is really shrewd. He has good judgment and knows exactly what the strengths and weaknesses are in a case and then goes on to address the real issues.’

‘Arun Srivastava has a strong technical background in non-contentious financial services advice, meaning that he has a deep knowledge of both the products and the regulatory system that applies. The result is that, when combined with his time spent as a regulatory litigator, he can provide a holistic view and (particularly in relation to the FCA) has an excellent feel for how they will approach issues and what agreed outcomes might be possible.’

‘A great team – trust them to handover the work and they get the job done.’

‘Mei Lian is an excellent lawyer, always available and responsive, extremely diligent and capable to effectively take into account foreign law requirements. As a lead partner, she is distinguished by her hands-on approach and her willingness to help clients to understand the issues.’ 

‘The team at Paul Hastings is small but top quality.’

‘Led by the talented Suzanne Horne it covers all the key areas of employment law a commercial business needs. Suzanne and the firm are highly regarded for its diversity work.’

‘They think outside the box to deliver pragmatic solutions to complex and challenging matters.’

‘Suzanne Horne is an excellent technical expert and litigation strategist. She sees all the angles, is astute and tactical and great to have alongside you in a tricky case. A strong communicator who has a good sense of what your opponent’s moves.’

‘Suzanne Horne is a delight to work with. She has a reassuring confidence and calm and assuring approach.’

‘Suzanne Horne is a cornerstone for UK employment law.’

‘Suzanne Horne leads a team of extraordinarily skilful lawyers in providing common sense advice, expert prompt handling and solid advice for myriad problems.’

‘Suzanne is a delight to deal with both personally and professionally; excellent drafting skills, insight and strategic advice. Her younger team members have followed her lead beautifully.’