LONDON–LAWFUEL – The Law Firm News Wire – Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, 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 Asticus as an investor in connection with the financing arrangements for the £600M acquisition of the “Gherkin”. 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.
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, 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, 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, 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.
