Laura is an experienced corporate trust attorney who focuses her practice on representing financial institutions in bonds, securitizations, and public finance. She has experience working on hundreds of asset securitization transactions, including collateralized loan obligations, debt obligations, and bond obligations. Laura also provides comprehensive legal services to financial institutions and other service providers acting as trustees and agents in various secured and unsecured financings, representing corporate trustees, custodians, collateral agents, and escrow agents in a wide range of transactions and activities, from initial launch through administration, including workout and default scenarios. She represents trustees in numerous taxable and tax-exempt financings, such as hospitals, charter schools, commercial properties, multifamily and single-family housing, and asset-based and corporate debt securities.
Laura is recognized as a leader in representing trustees in connection with events of default. She has played a crucial role negotiating and advising trustees in connection with enforcement rights, including foreclosure sales and liquidations. Having been involved in hundreds of defaulted transactions, Laura is well-known and respected for her skills in negotiating on behalf of trustees with key parties, including issuers, investors, credit enhancement providers, insurers, and collateral managers, as well as for her practical solutions to complex issues.
Financial institutions regularly seek Laura’s advice in connection with complex financial structures both in negotiating documents for new issuances, as well as in connection with dispute resolution. Due to her in-depth knowledge, financial institutions frequently request her advice in developing and improving internal policies and practices. In addition, counsel representing other principal parties often ask for Laura’s guidance on new products and structures.
