Structured finance has moved beyond mortgage-backed securities and into the broader economy. As a consequence, “leveraged finance lawyers need to understand structured finance and structured finance lawyers need to understand leveraged finance,” said attorney Michael Urschel, who arrived from Milbank last month.
June 27, 2024 at 11:15 AM
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The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
Big Law partner Michael Urschel wasn’t looking to switch sides in his structured finance practice from advising lenders to borrowers when he received the call from Kirkland & Ellis that resulted in his move to the firm earlier this year.
But the prospect of building the “premier” structured finance practice for one of Big Law’s largest borrower-side private credit practices was one of the most exciting in his career, the former Milbank partner said in an interview this week.
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Michael Urschel, a partner at Kirkland & Ellis. Courtesy photo
