McDermott Will & Schulte

McDermott Will & Schulte is ‘rapidly making its mark in the European market’, advising on ’innovative transactions’. Its work on the securitisation of esoteric assets such as insurance-linked securities, life settlements, loans secured by fine works of art complements its growing presence in the busy CLO market, building on the firm’s strong US CLO practice. Stuart Axford, who has in-depth knowledge of ABS involving assets such as residential and commercial mortgages, auto loans, aircraft, sports loans, supply chain finance, cryptocurrencies and NFTs, and CLO expert Martin Sharkey, who is ‘accessible, has good product knowledge and is very user-friendly’, lead the group. Polly O’Brien’s broad specialty finance practice also encompasses securitisation, derivatives and structured products.