Finance senior associate at US-based international law firm Alston & Bird. England & Wales solicitor and Republic of Ireland solicitor. New York legal consultant. Focused on domestic and international structured and warehouse finance transactions. Supporting American investment into Europe and the UK and working with European and UK-based entities on U.S. investments. Represented investment banks, commercial banks, debt and equity funds, noteholder groups, bond issuers and other market participants on a variety of loan transactions, including private credit, loan syndications, senior/mezzanine financings, warehouse arrangements and securitisations. Additional experience acting for both sellers and purchasers of whole loans, subordinate debt and mezzanine loans, as well as acting for third-party loan servicers in their appointments. Also acted on Shariah-compliant financings, including murabaha and ijara structures.‘Real world’ experience gained as part of the investment team of the European Real Estate Debt Fund at BlackRock, focused on private credit whole and mezzanine loan originations across the UK, Western Europe and the Nordics.Recognised as a “Key Lawyer” in The Legal 500.