Chambers Review
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Litigation Finance Deal Counsel - USA - Nationwide
What the Team is Known For
Full-service law firm Schulte Roth & Zabel is renowned for its sophisticated litigation finance practice. The range of work undertaken by the team includes large litigation funding agreements, fund formation, bankruptcy litigation and advice on non-lawyer law firm ownership.
Strengths
The deal team integrates advice from highly skilled tax, bankruptcy and finance partners to deliver excellent work product.
In litigation finance, we find Schulte Roth & Zabel to be the top of the market in knowledge of the subject matter and ability to handle complex transactions.
Boris Ziser and his team work with the most sophisticated players in the market. Their rates are appropriate for their expertise, and the bills are fair.
Work Highlights
Schulte Roth & Zabel advised investment manager Gramercy on its USD552.5 million loan to UK law firm Pogust Goodhead, secured against the firm's group litigation claim on behalf of victims of the Mariana Dam collapse in Brazil. The deal is the largest litigation loan ever made to a UK law firm.
Notable practitioners
Boris Ziser is co-head of Schulte Roth & Zabel's finance and derivatives group. His legal finance expertise extends to the formation and launch of private equity funds, in the USA and globally. Ziser is widely regarded as a thought leader in litigation funding, and he is a regular speaker at industry conferences.
Boris is very commercial; he gives it to you straight and he has seen it all. He is universally acknowledged as a leader in this space.
In an industry that continues to adapt, Boris is at the forefront of deal structuring and regulatory changes. He understands the landscape like no one else and always provides exceptional advice.
Boris is a true expert in litigation finance deals and an extremely talented and experienced transactional lawyer.