Nicholas Laveris

Of Counsel

New York

nlaveris@orrick.com

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Nicholas Laveris, resident in Orrick’s New York office, is a member of the Restructuring Group.

Nicholas A. Laveris is Of Counsel in Orrick's Restructuring Group. Nick advises investment banks, commercial banks, broker-dealers, hedge funds and other financial institutions on legal issues related to the purchase and sale of domestic and international par and distressed assets, including bilateral loans, syndicated loans, loan participations and derivative structured products.

Nick also represents clients in the purchase and sale of claims in bankruptcy, including administrative claims and trade claims. In addition, Nick represents clients in the purchase and sale of securities and other equity instruments arising out of restructurings and bankruptcy proceedings. Nick has extensive experience in working on transactions under the LSTA and LMA regimes, as well as negotiating bespoke documentation. Nick's work involves transactions throughout Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia and the United States. Nick is an active member of the Loan Syndications and Trade Association and the Loan Market Association.

Prior to joining Orrick, Nick was an associate at Mayer Brown LLP.

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Secondary Trading As Usual?

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In a very short time, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread frightening levels of uncertainty all around the world. While many schools, businesses, and houses of worship have closed, the financial markets remain open. Like other markets, the secondary market for syndicated loans has experienced stomach-churning volatility and steep declines in asset prices in recent weeks. If you aren’t thinking about how COVID-19 could affect liquidity and settlements, you should be. Fortunately, the standard trading documents published by the Loan Syndications & Trading Association (the “LSTA”) already contain important concepts and tools aimed at promoting liquidity and pushing trades toward settlement, even during times as uncertain as these.

Click here for a brief refresher on some of the provisions that could prove critical in the months ahead.