The New York based team at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP is prominent for its transactional work, in which the the firm has employed a variety of spin-offs, inversions, Reverse Morris Trusts and a number of sophisticated securitization vehicles. The team is also capable in handling the restructuring of foreign debt or new money investments by foreign entities, as well as ERISA issues and REMIC tax issues. Linda Swartz leads the practice and focuses her practice on structuring global mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, joint ventures and restructurings. Jon Brose assists managers, underwriters, issuers and placement agents on tax issues relating to structured finance and securitization vehicles. Based in Washington DC, Mark Howe focuses his practice is concentrated in partnerships, financial products, securitization, the tax aspects of capital markets, general corporate finance, securities, and commodities. William Walsh is a key conatct.
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Key clients
- BNP Paribas
- AlTi Tiedemann Global (“AlTi”)
- Assured Guaranty Corp. and Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
- A number of regional banks and Global Systemically Important Banks (GSIBs)
- A leading global alternative investment manager
- AXA Investment Managers
- Bank of America
- Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Bank of Montreal; Barclays, 3650 REIT, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Société Générale, Benefit Street
- Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. and Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
Work highlights
Representing BNP Paribas, in its $5 billion strategic financing and capital markets collaboration with ATLAS SP Partners.
Advised Morgan Stanley as underwriter in a $947.8 million commercial mortgage-backed security multi-borrower transaction issued by Freddie Mac.
Representing Assured Guaranty Corp. and Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. in connection with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s restructuring of approximately $73 billion of outstanding bond debt.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Linda Swartz
Other key lawyers
Jon Brose; Mark Howe; William Walsh