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Kramer Levin Nabs Banking Team from Baker & McKenzie

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel has added three partners from Baker & McKenzie to its banking and finance group in New Yrok. Joining the firm are Gilbert K.S. Liu, Laurence Pettit and Richard D. Rudder, all of whom specialize in asset-backed securitization transactions.

Liu, who served as head of Baker &McKenzie’s banking and finance practice in New York, represents issuers, underwriters, borrowers, lenders and service providers on private and public structured finance and securitization transactions. He was also co-chair of Baker & McKenzie’s pro bono committee.

Pettit regularly advises issuers and financial advisors on structured finance transactions involving a wide range of jurisdictions and asset classes. He also represents clients in debt capital markets transactions.

Rudder represents major commercial and investment banks, issuers, investors, trustees and bond insurers in public and private financings involving esoteric assets. He has acted as deal counsel in the closing of many first-of-a-kind transactions including the first commercial mortgage loan conduit transactions.

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel is a full-service law firm with office in New York and Paris.

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