Firm Profile > Proskauer Rose LLP > London, England

‘Strong team who always go the extra mile to deliver top quality service‘.

‘Nigel Van Zyl has the adeptness to successfully navigate even the most challenging negotiations‘.

‘Kate Simpson is a dedicated and knowledgeable partner‘.

‘Warren Allan has an excellent grasp of the detail, a highly constructive approach, is well organised and has a good legal mind. He has good empathy with clients and is a great problem-solver.’

“We have built a long-standing and trusted relationship with the team, which is very commercial and business-oriented and, compared to larger firms in London, is a true partner. It provides dedicated partner involvement on every transaction.”

“Maximilian Kirchner is highly experienced, has outstanding technical skills and an excellent understanding of the market. He provides invaluable strategic advice and always ensures that we obtain the best outcome on a deal.”

“Proskauer has a premier practice in London advising asset managers on European, US and Asian high yield transactions, and it has significant experience with complex deals involving multiple jurisdictions.”

“Proskauer’s London office has a top-notch team with significant industry expertise, in particular based on the firm’s strength around US-style high yield bond execution.”

“In contrast to other firms, Proskauer has a boutique approach with partners that are ‘hands-on’ and very involved in the transaction from kick-off to closing of the deal. In the high-yield space, it provides the best value for money.”

“Maximilian Kirchner has a very deep understanding of the high yield product and is exceptionally hardworking and responsive. The quality of his work is outstanding, and he is very efficient when it comes to cost control.”

“In addition to his excellent skillset in executing complex high yield bond deals, Maximilian Kirchner has the ability to provide top-notch guidance during the structuring and execution of deals.”

“Extremely hard working, always available and very responsive. The firm has deep capital markets knowledge and insight that is helpful in negotiations because the lawyers know the details of previous deals in the market, which ensures negotiations move along quickly and on the best terms available.”

“The London team provides top-quality service for a reasonable price. It is one of our favourite law firms to work with on complex cross-border capital markets or high yield matters, and we have built a long-standing relationship and trust with them.”

“We have found the Proskauer team, in addition to merely being competent, to be both exceptionally creative and commercial when it comes to approaching deals, and willing to work constructively to overcome challenges.”

“Max Kirchner is the partner with whom we have worked most closely. He is a resourceful lawyer with a strong commercial sense, and has been a valuable source of counsel to us in thinking about deal structuring. He has an excellent command of high yield debt and other leveraged finance products.”

‘The team has a dedicated focus on credit funds and is therefore able to recognise and cater to their unique needs and preferences.’

‘Alex Griffith and Daniel Hendon are very strong and great to work with.’

‘Faisal Ramzan stands out because of his commercial sense for what is important versus what is not, and at the same time is pleasant even during the toughest negotiations.’

‘They are thorough and understand the client’s business’.

‘They always take time to explain the process’.

‘At the top of their game, the team provides commercial, responsive, highly knowledgeable and technical expertise.’

‘The team provides innovative, insightful and bold advice.’

‘The first-rate Mark Fennessy is a leader in the field of cross-border complex restructuring matters.’

‘Crispin Daly is a committed adviser and provides technical and strategic skills.’

‘Sunay Radia is very attentive and responsive.’

‘The team brings unique insights into the PE environment amid a flood of new legislation impacting the industry‘

‘Stephen Pevsner is the go-to person on complicated tax matters impacting portfolio groups, management and certain fund matters‘

‘Mary Kuusisto is insightful, thoughtful, and offers great advice‘

‘The team is very knowledgeable and able to deliver excellent advice and to coordinate complex global employment law matters.’

‘Dan Ornstein is an exceptional and very talented leader of the team in London. They have a lot of experience in the financial services industry; I like their pragmatic approach very much in relation to dealing with (potential) separation scenarios. They understand that a proper handling of the situation requires much more than understanding the legal status quo.’

‘Dan Ornstein is charismatic and clever. The service that we get from Proskauer is excellent. They are quick to respond, extremely helpful and very nice to deal with. They go above and beyond in order to ensure a proper resolution to a situation.’

‘Dan Ornstein is an extremely bright and articulate lawyer who is always able to find creative solutions. His advice is always spot-on, and he is great to work with.’

‘I like to work with Dan Ornstein very very much. He is outstanding. His vast experience in cross border matters, complex situation is always very helpful. He is a very smart and funny guy. Clients just love him.’

‘Dan Ornstein is very experienced and has good commercial insight. He is a straight shooter.’

‘Daniel Ornstein and Kelly McMullon provide an exceptionally responsive service and are always very pleasant to deal with. They take care to outline things and to ensure that a situation is properly understood.’

‘Consistently great support enabling us to reach the right outcomes.’

‘A pleasure to work with at all times & my ‘go-to’ advisers‘

‘Always get the right balance between being pragmatic and commercial whilst ensuring the risks are adequately mitigated.’

‘They have the ability for each team member to step into the deal if one partner is unavailable; this was seamless in our case‘

‘Richard Bull always goes above and beyond what is expected. ‘