Vedder Price

Vedder Price‘s global transportation finance team leverages considerable experience in rail finance and securitization, being frequently retained by client from the equity sector, including insurance companies, private equity, hedge funds and others. The department is broadly experienced, with a portfolio of matters involving railcar leasing joint ventures and asset-backed financing, railcar sales, restructuring of rail facilities, sales of rail platforms and other assets, and rail-related asset backed securitization. The team includes experts from Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, and is highly sought after for matters involving several jurisdictions, especially in North America and Asia. Chicago-based Geoffrey Kass heads the practice, and is accompanied by Michael Draz , who is a port of call for matters requiring expertise in rail transactions and structured financings, including securitization, asset loan facilities, both local and cross-border operating leases, acquisitions and strategic joint ventures, areas that frequently see the involvement of Joel Thielen. Jeffrey Veber advises clients on structured financing and asset purchases involving commercial railcars and platforms out of New York, while Clay Thomas advises on a variety of structured financing transactions involving rail, including rolling stock portfolio acquisitions, sale-back transactions and various lease-related transactions.