Chambers Review
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Litigation Finance Deal Counsel - USA - Nationwide
What the Team is Known For
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein is a leading regional law firm with a highly regarded litigation finance practice. The group is well positioned to advise leading litigation funders and corporate borrowers on innovative legal finance structures, including prepaid forward purchase structures and insurance-backed claim assertion strategies.
Strengths
Parker Poe's strengths are its depth of understanding of the sector and elegance and clarity of documents.
Parker Poe is able to hone in on the real issues and not get caught up in the extraneous stuff. That causes them to be able to deliver quality work product at a reasonable cost.
Parker Poe is very knowledgeable on both sides of a deal.
Work Highlights
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein advised Pogust Goodhead in connection to its USD700 million credit facility with Gramercy.
Notable practitioners
Michael Kelley is a partner in Parker Poe's Washington, DC office. He regularly advises clients on all sides of complex and high value litigation finance transactions.
His greatest strength is his bedside manner. He is exceptionally results-oriented and works lock-step with those of us on the deal side to ensure the highest probability of a successful closing.
Michael Kelley is exceptionally experienced. He provides excellent guidance and imbues a tremendous sense of confidence, especially for a client not experienced in this arena.
Michael is a superb lawyer who really understands the litigation finance space.