Mr Robert Villani > Clifford Chance > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Clifford Chance Offices
31 WEST 52ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10019-6131
NEW YORK
United States
Mr Robert Villani
Work Department
Capital Markets
Position
Robert Villiani has extensive experience in structured capital markets. He has been involved in traditional and novel asset-backed and mortgaged-backed offerings as well in offerings of both traditional and novel structured credit products, investment funds and other financial instruments. Robert’s experience includes representation of underwriters, issuers, credit enhancers, warehouse providers and other transaction parties in securitizations and repackagings of commercial real estate loans, leveraged loans and other corporate debt instruments, automobile and equipment loans and leases, corporate fleet leases, trade receivables, health care receivables, and securities and asset-backed securities. Many of these transactions were among the first of their type. Robert has also advised participants in the creation and maintenance of several investment funds and asset-backed commercial paper programs, particularly those focused on the acquisition of distressed assets, and has substantial experience working with derivatives and related products.
Education
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (JD), 1989; Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (BS), 1986
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Structured finance: securitization
Clifford Chance broad practice encompasses a diverse rapport of securitization expertise, including those pertaining to CLOs, RMBS, CMBS, ABS, and is noted as ‘great at seamlessly incorporating different areas of expertise within the firm’. Robert Villani is reputed for his experience in CLO transactions, and co-heads the team with Lee Askenazi, who is sought by issuers, investors, seller and purchasers in a variety real estate-related securtisations, alongside ABS involving equity, whole and mezzanine loans. James Gouwar is particularly well-versed in tax components of ABS, CLO and REMIC transactions, areas that Paul Koppel is also highly active in. Rebecca O’Brien is turned to by clients for her expertise in CLOs, CFOs, and broad asset class securitisation experience. Rebecca Pereira is a highly active member of the team, and is at the forefront of tax-related components of the team’s securitization. All lawyers mentioned are in New York.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Tax > Financial products
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Tax > Financial products
- Tax > Financial products
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Tax > International tax
- Tax > Financial products
- Finance > Project finance
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance > Fintech
- Tax > International tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Real estate > Real estate
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power