Kirkland & Ellis LLP

With particular strength in whole business securitizations, the team at Kirkland & Ellis LLP is also well-placed to handle a broad range of financings and ABS transactions. The practice has a diverse industry footprint, acting for data-center operators, telecoms companies and digital-infrastructure providers across the technology, finance and telecoms sectors. The securitization group is jointly led by Michael Urschel and Kelly Mellecker. Urschel advises on whole business securitizations, ABS refinancings, digital infrastructure transactions and revolving credit facilities, with notable activity in the music, energy and digital infrastructure industries. Mellecker focuses on fiber-network ABS securitizations and financings. Chirag Domadia is active in cross-border structured credit facilities, back-leverage financings and esoteric assets, including music-royalty transactions. John Harrison specializes in esoteric securitizations and is experienced in digital infrastructure and data center financing structures. Thomas Prommer advises on energy restructurings, complex credit transactions and CFO facilities, while Jared Axelrod leads the CLO group with notable activity on CLO issuances and the formation of CLO equity funds. All of the individuals mentioned are based in New York.