February 14, 2012 6:35 PM
Chapman and Cutler Hires Orrick Partners, Opens D.C. Office
Posted by Irene Plagianos
Chapman and Cutler has hired six finance partners from Orrick, Herrington Sutcliffe and will open a Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced Monday.
Chief executive partner Tim Mohan says Chapman has been eyeing the D.C. market for some time. With Chapman clients in the banking, securities, structured finance, and public finance markets facing increased scrutiny from regulators, Mohan says, the firm wants to have a foothold in the city where policy is set.
“We were very happy when this opportunity came our way,” Mohan says of the team arriving from Orrick, which includes structured finance and securitization partners Felicia Graham, Douglas Madsen, Michael Mitchell, Mark Riccardi, Craig Fishman, and Rachel George. “It was the right way to start the office.”
Riccardi represents financial institutions and investors in capital markets and debt financing transactions, including secured lending, securitization, and related regulatory matters. He says his decision to join Chapman stems from the firm’s continuing commitment to a practice area hit hard by the economic downturn.
“At a time when other firms are pulling back, stopping new
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