
Capital Markets: Securitization: Trustee Counsel
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Chapman and Cutler LLP’s industry-leading asset securitization and structured finance practice is focused on helping clients finance a broad range of assets, including middle market and leveraged loans, credit card accounts and receivables, trade receivables, auto loans and leases, small-, medium-, and large-ticket equipment loans and leases, federal and private student loans, and other consumer loans, including marketplace loans.
With a team of 50 attorneys, Chapman represents issuers, originators, sponsors and managers, lenders and other funding sources, trustees and back-up servicers, and other financial services entities in structured finance transactions, including commercial paper conduit and bank fundings, term securitizations, tax-exempt securitizations, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), credit linked notes (CLNs), and restructurings and workouts of securitizations. Chapman also has a leading practice providing regulatory advice to clients structuring securitization transactions.
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Chapman and Cutler is a well-known and respected firm.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 1 
John C. Hitt, Jr.
John Hitt regularly acts as counsel to the trustees in deals involving asset-backed securities, including traditional and esoteric assets. John has experience across a broad range of securitizations.
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Band 2 
Band 2 
Anna Anderson
Anna Anderson is a highly regarded attorney noted for her strong representation of trustees.
Anna is a great lawyer.
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Band 2 
Band 2 
David Z Nirenberg
David Nirenberg draws praise for the breadth and depth of his experience in securitization tax matters.
Band 2 
Band 2 
Kimberly Ahlgrim
Kimberly Ahlgrim earns praise for her experience advising as trustee counsel in a range of securitization transactions. She has particular experience representing commercial banks in these transactions.
Band 3 
Band 3 
Aaron Efta
Aaron Efta is able to securitize the full range of ABS, with notable capabilities in the handling of esoteric assets. Aaron is really dynamic, has the right balance of identifying risks to clients and offers good, practical and commercial compromises.
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Band 3 
Band 3 
Kenneth Marin
New York-based Kenneth Marin is recommended for his broad securitization practice. He comes particularly recommended for his work in ABS transactions.
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John C. Hitt, Jr.
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Aaron Efta
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David Z Nirenberg
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Kenneth Marin
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Anna Anderson
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Kimberly Ahlgrim
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