Chapman and Cutler Adds Two Corporate Finance Partners... -
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Published on: 6/13/2006
Last Visited: 6/14/2006
Expanding its presence in the secured lending, structured finance and securitization markets, leading financial services law firm Chapman and Cutler LLP has added two experienced corporate finance partners, Patrick Lawler and Christopher Oliver, to its San Francisco office.
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Mr. Oliver comes to Chapman from Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco.
Both attorneys have extensive backgrounds in complex financial transactions, with Mr. Lawler's emphasis on secured lending in the private equity area, and Mr. Oliver's emphasis on asset securitizations.
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"We are pleased to welcome Patrick Lawler and Chris Oliver to the firm and expect they will have an immediate impact in our increasing work in our key financing segments," said Richard A. Cosgrove, chief executive partner of Chapman and Cutler in Chicago.
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While adding to our increasing West Coat work, Patrick and Chris will surely enhance our national finance practice."
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Mr. Oliver regularly represents lenders, issuers and borrowers of complex debt and equity financing, with an emphasis on commercial paper conduit transactions.His work has involved securitizations, asset-based financing, vendor captive financing, and leasing transactions.He also advises financial institutions and corporations on the structuring of global equipment and software vendor programs.Among the transactions he has worked was a novel $100 million commercial paper facility that created the platform for the first major securitization of software receivables in 2005, as well as representing an originator in connection with its $100 million disk drive receivables securitization.
"The addition of Patrick and Chris will bolster our deep institutional knowledge of the securitization, banking and secured lending sectors and will serve as a great benefit for our clients," said David B. McMullen, head of Chapman's San Francisco office.
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Mr. Oliver, who practiced in Chicago for six years at Mayer, Brown prior to relocating to the Bay Area in 2004, noted Chapman's reputation for financial services work."From my years in Chicago, I was able to personally work with many Chapman attorneys who will now be my colleagues.With a longstanding focus on financial services, Chapman is an excellent platform for building a securitization practice."
"Over the last several years, California companies and financial institutions have shown a great appetite for securitizations," said Mr. Oliver.
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Mr. Oliver, 38, earned his J.D. from the University of Denver and his B.A. from Indiana University.
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