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Further Expansion of SJ Berwin's Banking Practice

Thursday 6th October 2005

SJ Berwin has announced that Brian Carne, currently a partner with Lovells, will be joining the firm's growing structured finance practice focusing on all types of capital markets transactions, including securitisations and repackagings on 1 January 2006.

Brian joins SJ Berwin with a distinguished career. Prior to working at Lovells, Brian trained with Allen & Overy and qualified in 1995. He is a graduate of Merton College, Oxford.

David Harrel, senior partner, commented, ‘The continuing growth of the structured finance practice at SJ Berwin is a key element in the strategic growth of the firm's finance practice and we are very fortunate in having Brian join the firm to help contribute to this growth'.

Gillian Smith, head of banking, commented, “Brian's breadth of experience in securitisation and structured finance encompasses a wide range of asset classes which complements our existing expertise. For some time we have been developing a structured finance capability with a particular emphasis on alternative investments and derivatives, reflecting the firm's market leading position in private equity, funds formation and real estate finance. Brian's arrival will allow us to offer both a wider range of expertise and increased resources in this specialist area. We very much look forward to his joining us.”


Notes:
  • SJ Berwin is a full-service international legal practice with more than 450 lawyers across its offices in London, Brussels, Munich, Madrid and Paris.
  • SJ Berwin was created and thrives as a leading-edge legal services business, focusing on the European and international market place. Our clients are sophisticated buyers of legal services, principally entrepreneurial companies and financial institutions, whom we advise on a comprehensive range of services including Banking, Corporate Finance, Commercial, Real Estate, Reconstruction and Insolvency, Financial Services, Litigation, Employment & Pensions, EU & Competition & Tax.
  • The core Banking Department grew by 25% in 2004 and a similar growth pattern is forecast for 05/06. This makes the department the fastest growing in the firm (both by headcount and revenue growth). With the arrival of Brian Carne the department will comprise 10 partners and over 30 fee earners. Key bank clients include The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Lloyds TSB Bank plc, Barclays Bank plc, Bank of Scotland, Landsbanke Islands h.f., and Standard Chartered Bank. The department works closely with other departments within the firm, in particular the Financial Services Group on regulatory and derivatives work, the property finance group in the Real Estate Division and the media finance group. It advises a wide range of banks and other financial institutions, corporates and revenue capitalists. The growth of finance practice in London is reflected in recent significant expansion in our offices in Frankfurt, Paris and Madrid, whose practice includes both domestic and cross border financings.
  • Brian Carne's areas of expertise include fund derivatives, general repackagings, auto loan securitisations, residential mortgage warehousings and securitisations, insurance warehousings and securitisations, whole business securitisations, credit derivatives/CDOs and restructurings.
  • On 1 June 2005 SJ Berwin became SJ Berwin LLP, a limited liability partnership.
  • SJ Berwin LLP or an affiliated undertaking has an office in Berlin, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Munich and Paris.
 
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