Paul Hastings LLP

Clients of Paul Hastings LLP remark that ‘from partner to associate, everyone is engaged’, adding that the lawyers are ’on top of their game and yet fun to work with’. The London structured credit practice works closely with the expanding US-based derivatives team, providing coordinated cross-border structured finance advice to the likes of Morgan Stanley, Natixis, and Rand Merchant Bank. For the latter, lead partner Jason Brooks, who is ‘a great guy who is always ready to help on a deal’, handled e-packaging transactions and programme modifications to their Plover repack programme, demonstrating the strength of the firm’s repackaging practice in emerging markets. Clients appreciate the ’commercial acumen, responsiveness’ of Brooks and his team.