Edward M. De Sear Joins McKee Nelson
Expected to Play Key Role in Continuing Expansion of McKee Nelson’s
Market-Leading Practice
Washington, DC, May 19, 2003 -- McKee Nelson LLP
announced today that Edward M. De Sear, widely regarded as one of
the most prominent leaders in the structured finance industry, is
joining the Securitization & Structured Finance Practice of
the New York office of McKee Nelson LLP. De Sear, former chairman
of the structured finance group at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
LLP, is expected to be a pivotal force in shaping the future of
the firm's rapidly expanding Securitization & Structured Finance
practice as it continues to rise to the top in industry rankings.
"McKee Nelson has impressed me as a firm that
is very client-focused, with clear objectives for being a market
leader in every respect," says De Sear. "Joining the firm
offers a unique opportunity to combine forces with a group of lawyers
that I have come to know and respect in the course of developing
groundbreaking securitizations." De Sear's practice focuses
on asset-backed securities, with extensive experience in the areas
of securitization of credit card receivables, mutual fund fees,
tobacco settlement payments and legal fees, CDOs, life settlements,
distressed assets, project loans, foreign future flows and catastrophe
risk coverage assets. He has authored articles on credit card and
foreign asset securitizations, and is a frequent industry lecturer
and panelist.
"It is a pleasure to welcome Ed De Sear to
our firm," says McKee Nelson's co-founder, William F. Nelson.
"Ed has a stellar reputation in the structured finance industry,
and is held in very high esteem by his clients and colleagues. We
feel very fortunate that our structured finance practice continues
to attract preeminent lawyers such as Ed De Sear, and we look forward
to a lasting relationship."
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