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Mr Robert Villani

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+1 212 878 8214 robert.villani@cliffordchance.com

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

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United States > Finance > Structured finance: securitization

Clifford Chance offers clients a broad range of support in the securitizations sector, including with CLO matters. It is especially equipped to handle matters in the real estate space, such as matters concerning RMBS, CMBS and CRE CLOs. The firm is also equipped to assist clients in the growing student loans-backed and vehicle loans-backed securitization markets. Robert Villani, who advises major CLO managers on issuance and investment matters, is also well versed in consumer lending and ABS acquisitions and financings. He leads the practice alongside Lee Askenazi, who has particular expertise in residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, credit risk transfers, CLOs and CDOs. Gareth Old, qualified in multiple jurisdictions, advises on regulatory matters for securities and capital relief transactions. Rebecca O’Brien, who was promoted to partner in May 2023, specializes in CLOs and private credit matters. Jim Cotins has significant expertise in matters relating to commercial real estate, including CMBS, CRE CLOs, SFR securitizations and net-lease securitizations. All lawyers are in New York.

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