Mr Robert Hagan > Clifford Chance > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Clifford Chance‘s New York-based team works closely with the firm’s tax practice, utilizing the expertise of James Gouwar  to provide comprehensive support to clients on a wide variety of securitizations, with particular expertise in RMBS and CMBS deals, as well as CLOs. The group is also well-versed in marketplace, consumer and student loan deals, as well as asset-backed securitizations. ‘Substantively knowledgeable and excellent‘, Robert Villani focuses on CLOs and loan securitizations and jointly leads the team alongside real estate-sector expert Lee Askenazi. Dual English and New York-qualified Gareth Old  is an expert in risk-transfer transactions and collateralized fund obligation deals. In Washington DC, Robert Hagan  focuses on private securitization and re-securitization pertaining to asset classes including performing and non-performing new origination and seasoned residential mortgages.

The global scope of the primarily New York-based team at Clifford Chance regarding structured products includes structured real estate transactions and CLOs, synthetic credit risk transfer transactions, securities lending, and over-the-counter derivatives. Practice head Lee Askenazi focuses on CLOs, asset-backed securities, and mortgage-backed securities; David Felsenthal specializes in derivatives and structured finance; and Gareth Old is a key contact regarding risk transfer transactions. Robert Hagan is based in Washington DC and covers structured finance and securitizations, while  Alistair Dunlop deals with structured finance transactions and cross-border structured debt transactions. Lawyers mentioned are in New York unless otherwise stated.