Laureen Trachez is an associate in the London office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Structured Finance Practice. She advises investors on significant risk transfer (SRT) and synthetic securitization transactions.

Laureen represents asset managers, pension funds, and other institutional investors on SRT and synthetic securitization transactions across a broad range of asset classes and jurisdictions, acting on transactions originated by leading international banks. Her experience includes advising investors on inaugural SRT transactions for bank originators, as well as on repeat issuances and tap transactions across a range of synthetic securitization programs.

Prior to joining Latham, Laureen was an associate in the London office of a global law firm.

Laureen’s experience includes advising:

  • A leading global asset manager on synthetic risk transfer transactions in respect of:
    • A US$6.3 billion corporate loans portfolio originated by a Dutch bank, representing the bank’s first synthetic securitization*
    • A US$882 million loan portfolio originated by a German bank, with majority US exposure*
    • A US$2.4 billion loan portfolio originated by a Japanese bank*
    • A £3.6 billion loan portfolio originated by a UK bank*
    • A US$5 billion portfolio of corporate loans originated by a Canadian bank*
  • A global asset manager and a pension fund in connection with a synthetic risk transfer transaction in respect of a US$2.4 billion loan portfolio originated by a Japanese bank* 
  • A pension fund services provider on a significant risk transfer transaction in respect of a loan portfolio originated by an Austrian bank*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • Avocat (Paris)

Education

  • LLM in International Financial Law, King's College London, 2021
    High Merit
  • Master II DJCE in Business & Tax Law, Montpellier Law School, 2020
  • Master I and Magister 2 DJCE, Montpellier Law School, 2019
  • BA in Private Law, Montpellier Law School, 2018

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • French

Practices