Nicole Skalla is co-chair of 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. Nicole 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.

• 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

• Brooklyn Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 2005
• University of Kansas, B.A. (cum laude), 2002