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, Structured Finance: Securitization (2021-2023)
  • Chambers Global USA Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs (2022-2023)
  • Ranked as a top lawyer in nationwide Capital Markets: Securitization and CLOs by Chambers USA, 2018-2023
  • Recognized for Capital Markets: Securitization by Chambers Global, 2019
  • Recognized for Structured Finance: Securitization in The Legal 500, 2020
  • 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

Practice Areas

Corporate

Global Finance

Structured Credit

LIBOR Transition


Languages

English


Admissions

New York Bar


Education

Brooklyn Law School, J.D. 2005

University of Kansas, B.A. 2000


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