Michael Urschel, a partner in the Complex Securitizations Practice Group in Kirkland’s New York office, is tasked with building and growing the Firm’s global structured finance practice. He advises sponsors, borrowers, funds, investment banks and other financial institutions on non-traditional asset financings, acquisition financings and regulatory matters across the capital structure, with a focus on securitization, structured private credit and private placements, including stand-alone and market-leading hybrid finance transactions.

Over the past 15 years, Michael has designed many of the market’s prevailing structures for acquiring and financing esoteric assets, including pioneering their use in “certain funds” acquisition transactions. He has structured and led dozens of financings involving franchised concepts, digital infrastructure, real estate and leasing platforms, energy and transportation assets, media royalties, outdoor advertising receivables and other specialty lending sectors.

Michael is ranked Band 1 by Chambers USA and Chambers Global and has led teams winning Law360’s Practice Group of the Year multiple times.