William "Butch" Cullen is a Partner in the Structured Finance Group, in Kaye Scholer's New York office. His practice focuses on securities and corporate finance, with an emphasis on the securitization of financial assets, in particular, commercial mortgage assets. He is also significantly involved in the workout and restructuring of defaulted real estate loans and securities, recent developments involving government programs such as TALF and PPIP, and the sale and liquidation of distressed financial assets, including as part of a sale to governmental authorities, on behalf of financial institutions.
Mr. Cullen has been ranked in the following publications:
- Chambers USA: Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2010 — top tier for "Capital Markets: Securitization — National"
- Chambers Global: Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2010 — top tier for "US Capital Markets: Securitization"
- The Legal 500 United States 2008 — "Leading Lawyer" in structured finance; securitization
- International Financial Law Review — 2007 Guide to the Leading Structured Finance and Securitization Lawyers
Prior to joining Kaye Scholer, Mr. Cullen was a Partner in the New York office of Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP.
