Cadwalader Announces Two UK Special Counsel.LONDON -- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , one of the world's leading international law firms, today announced the recent hires of Jonathan Price and Karl Clowry who join the firm as special counsel resident in the Firm's London office. Mr. Price joins the Capital Markets Department while Mr. Clowry joins the firm's Financial Restructuring team. Cadwalader Chairman and Managing Partner Robert O. Link, Jr. stated, "Jonathan and Karl are both experienced and highly-regarded lawyers who bring significant banking and restructuring experience to our practices. They will be assets to the firm as we continue to build a formidable presence in the London and European markets." Mr. Price has extensive experience in a wide range of structured finance transactions, with a particular emphasis on real estate finance investment and development. He has acted for senior lenders, mezzanine lenders, funds and corporate borrowers in the UK, Europe and the Russian Federation. He recently advised IVG IVG Interruption Volontaire de Grossesse (French: Abortion) IVG Interrupção Voluntária da Gravidez (Portugese: abortion) IVG International Voice Gateway (Department of State) Asticus as an investor in connection with the financing arrangements for the PS600M acquisition of the "Gherkin gherkin (gûr`kĭn), species of gourd of the cucumber genus. ". He has also acted for banks, borrowers and trustees on a range of general banking transactions. Prior to joining the firm, he was with CMS Cameron McKenna CMS Cameron McKenna LLP (sometimes referred to as Camerons or, internally, CMCK) is an international law firm with over 130 partners and offices throughout the United Kingdom and Central and Eastern Europe, with branch offices in Bristol (established in . Mr. Clowry, who comes to Cadwalader from Allen & Overy LLP, has broad banking, insolvency and restructuring experience covering all aspects of general lending, debt restructuring Debt Restructuring A method used by companies with outstanding debt obligations to alter the terms of the debt agreements in order to achieve some advantage. Notes: , loan and business acquisitions and disposals. He has acted for both borrowers and lenders on a variety of complex domestic and cross-border transactions including; acting for the lenders in connection with the restructuring of Uneximbank involving US$2 billion of indebtedness, and, acting for liquidity providing lenders on the restructuring of a structured investment vehicle holding US$3 billion in assets. About Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, established in 1792, is one of the world's leading international law firms, with offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , London, Charlotte, Washington and Beijing. Cadwalader serves a diverse client base, including many of the world's top financial institutions, undertaking business in more than 50 countries in six continents. The firm offers legal expertise in antitrust, banking, business fraud, corporate finance, corporate governance, environmental, healthcare, insolvency, insurance and reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. , litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , mergers and acquisitions, private client, private equity, real estate, regulation, securitisation, structured finance, and tax. More information about Cadwalader can be found at www.cadwalader.com. |
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