International law firm, Linklaters has lured Paul Kruger over to its burgeoning Asian capital markets team in Tokyo. Kruger comes to the firm from Clifford Chance and his hire is described as a major coup by many Asian ABS professionals.
In my opinion he's the best securitization lawyer in the region and has always been my first choice to work with, says one top ABS banker. His departure leaves a big hole in Clifford Chance's capital markets team.
Indeed, Krueger brings with him an impressive pedigree after having worked on last year's top securitisation deals Hong Kong Link's HK$6 billion toll road securitization and Korea First...