Mr Phillip Azzollini > Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
NEW YORK
United States
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Work Department

Structured Products & Derivatives, Trading Agreements

Position

Phillip J. Azzollini focuses his practice on private offerings of collateralized loan obligation securities and on warehouse financing transactions, including the representation of issuers, placement agents and portfolio managers. Phil also represents buyers and sellers of financial assets. He has represented public companies, investment advisers and private equity funds in transactions involving many different categories of assets, including mortgage-backed securities.

Phil is listed as a “leading individual” by Chambers Global and Chambers USA in Capital Markets: Structured Products, and was recognized by interviewees as “an excellent lawyer, smart and bright” and commended for his client service skills, keen attention to detail and understanding of accounting in addition to the law. The Legal 500 US notes that Phil is recognized as being “very knowledgeable about the CLO space, in terms of both legal and market knowledge.” He is also listed in the Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Lawyers. Phil’s recent publications include co-authoring “CLOs and LIBOR Transition” for The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Securitisation 2020. Prior to joining SRZ, Phil was a certified public accountant with the audit group at Coopers & Lybrand LLP. He received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Pace University in 1988, and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, where he was an editor of the Fordham Law Review, in 1995.

Memberships

American Bar Association; New York City Bar Association.

Education

Fordham University School of Law, JD (Editor, Fordham Law Review); Pace University, BBA, cum laude.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Finance > Structured finance: securitization

The expertise of the ‘extremely knowledgeable’ team at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP encompasses a broad range of securitization matters, with capabilities in numerous asset classes, from litigation funding to solar energy loans to life settlements. The firm also maintains a strong CLO capability, with experience handling arbitrage cash flow CLOs. Craig Stein, practice co-head, specializes in CLO matters for key clients at the firm. His fellow practice head, Boris Ziser, focuses on securitizations across an array of asset classes, including life settlements, equipment leases, lottery receivables, timeshare loans and litigation funding. Adam Singer, who was promoted to partner in January 2023, advises underwriters, issuers, lenders and borrowers in a broad range of asset classes. Andrea Mandell leads on tax matters surrounding the securitization space. Phillip Azzollini is noted for his work on warehouse transactions and private CLO offerings. All lawyers mentioned are in New York.