Profile
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Position
Suzanne Bell is a partner in the Capital Markets Group in Cadwalader's London office. Suzanne has advised leading financial institutions and corporations in connection with a wide range of domestic, European and International structured finance and capital markets transactions. Her experience includes structuring and documenting commercial paper conduits, structured investment vehicles, and public and private securitisations of a range of asset classes, with particular focus on credit card receivables, auto loans and leases and trade receivables. Suzanne also has experience in advising a range of stakeholders (including receivers, directors and creditors) on debt restructurings and insolvency matters involving structured finance borrowers. Suzanne is admitted to practice in England and Wales and in Ireland.
Education
University of Nottingham
Nottingham Law School
University of Dundee
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Testimonials
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‘Extremely good firm, agile, flexible on pricing and resourcing - delivers exceptionally high quality results.’
‘Sabah Nawaz - exceptional work product, high-quality negotiator, advisor and highly commercial.’
‘The team is very professional and adaptable, being able to propose good solutions and giving general advice that would a) keep costs down b) simplify process.’
‘I appreciate the tenacity and dedication of the team members, working very hard, even at nights to get the deadline met, even though there were numerous last minute changes, the team was not fazed by this and were still very professional, approachable and their work quality continued to be maintained at a very high standard despite working long hours.’
‘Matthew Duncan is a unique figure in the UK securitization industry, both offering his legal talents and consensus-building skills to create optimal client solutions.’
‘Cadwalader is a global leader in the structured finance and securitisation space, with a large part of their London team specialising in derivatives and structured finance. I have had the pleasure of working with or alongside several of their partners, having crossed paths during my career. The firm also has excellent expertise in derivatives disputes, close-outs, and insolvency, and recruits senior in-house lawyers from bulge bracket banks, when the conditions are right.’
‘Have worked mostly with partner Suzanne Bell, who is very commercial and comes up with useful suggestions on issues, small or big. Worked with many associates, the best of them so far has been Kerry Shearer, who has supported several transactions with a very high quality of work and client service.’
‘Rick Hanson and his team were able to very quickly draft bespoke adaptations to a repackaging program, enabling the client's product vision and design, as reflected in bespoke issue terms. He therefore has great technical skills, which you need in an area such as derivatives and structured finance.’
Key clients
- Atlas SP Bank of America BNP Paribas CQS Investment Management Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch Goldman Sachs HSBC J.P. Morgan Jefferies M&G Investment Morgan Stanley Natixis One William Street Capital Management LLC Premium Credit Limited Vida Bank Limited