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Overview
Nicole Skalla is a partner in the Structured Credit practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the New York office. Her practice focuses on securitization and structured finance, with a particular emphasis on structured credit products and collateralized loan obligation transactions. Ms. Skalla represents investment banks, financial institutions, investment advisors, issuers, investors, and end-users in collateralized loan obligation transactions, cash, hybrid, and synthetic CDOs, and other asset-backed securities transactions. She has also represented investment banks and others in connection with credit derivative and other swap transactions and asset repackaging programs.
Recognitions
- The Legal 500 USA, Recommended for Structured Finance: Securitization (2020-2024)
- Chambers Global (USA – Nationwide), Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs (2019-2024)
- Ranked as a top lawyer in Band 1 for Capital Markets: Securitization and CLOs by Chambers USA (Nationwide), (2018-2024)
- “Highly Regarded” Lawyer for Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation by IFLR1000
- Recognized as a “Rising Star” by the New York Law Journal, 2019
Education
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 2005
- University of Kansas, B.A. (cum laude), 2002
news
- Nicole Skalla Featured by The Secured Lender’s Annual Women in Finance Issue - April 28th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Recognized by Chambers Global 2022 - February 21st, 2022
- Paul Hastings Ranked as Top Three Firm for New Rankings and Recognized for Numerous Practice Strength and Growth in Chambers USA 2021 - May 21st, 2021
- Paul Hastings Named Top Global CLO Counsel for the Fourth Consecutive Year - January 19th, 2021
- Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2020 - May 1st, 2020
- Paul Hastings Named Top Global CLO Counsel for the Third Consecutive Year - February 7th, 2020
- Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2019 - May 1st, 2019
- Paul Hastings Named Top Global CLO Counsel for the Second Consecutive Year - February 20th, 2019
- Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Score Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2018 - May 11th, 2018
- Paul Hastings Named Top Global CLO Counsel - February 8th, 2018
- Paul Hastings Named European Law Firm of the Year by Private Debt Investor - March 1st, 2017
Recognitions
- Paul Hastings Ranks as #1 Legal Service Provider to U.S. and European CLO Arrangers and European CLO Managers by Creditflux - November 4th, 2022
- Nicole Skalla Featured in The Secured Lender's Women in Finance - April 28th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Recognized by Chambers Global 2022 - February 21st, 2022
- Structured Credit Practice Recognized by Chambers Global 2022 - February 21st, 2022
- Recognized by Chambers USA 2021 - May 21st, 2021
- Recognized by Chambers USA 2020 - May 1st, 2020
- Recognized as a Rising Star by the New York Law Journal - October 15th, 2019
- Ranked by Chambers USA 2019 - April 26th, 2019
- Recognized by Creditflux as the Top Global CLO Counsel for the Second Consecutive Year - February 15th, 2019
- Recognized by Chambers Global 2019 - February 14th, 2019
- Recognized by Chambers USA 2018 - May 15th, 2018
- Recognized by ACI as the Best Law Firm for Structured Debt - February 8th, 2018
- Recognized by Creditflux as the Top Global CLO Counsel - January 30th, 2018
insights
- Key implications of the European Commission Report on the EU Securitisation Regulation for European CLO managers and investors - October 21st, 2022
- ARRC’s Fifth Set of Recommended Fallback Language: Residential Adjustable-Rate Mortgages - November 18th, 2019
- FCA/PRA, UK Government and ESMA release new requirements for Securitisation Regulation - December 20th, 2018
- Court Rejects Application of Risk Retention Rules to CLOs - February 12th, 2018
- The Foreign Transaction Safe Harbour for U.S. Risk Retention on European CLOs - March 13th, 2017
- European Derivatives Regulation in a Post Brexit World - July 20th, 2016