About Howard Schickler
As co-head of Katten's highly ranked structured finance and securitization practice, Howard Schickler offers clients insights formed from more than 25 years of experience representing private equity funds, special situation funds, specialty finance companies and the full range of players in structured finance transactions. Howie takes care to understand his clients' businesses, having worked with some all the way from the launch of their businesses through their growth cycle, including mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and restructurings and liquidations. Understanding the full life cycle of client enterprises is part of the wide perspective that he maintains in his work.
Tracking an evolving industry
Practices evolve quickly in the highly competitive and heavily regulated world of structured finance and securitization. Howie helps clients stay on top of new regulations and investor requirements, as well as the latest strategies for structuring deals. His familiarity with industry standards allows him to alert clients to deal terms they should be considering and also avoiding. Private equity funds, special situation funds and specialty finance companies frequently turn to him for advice on complex lending and portfolio acquisition transactions, knowing that he avoids unnecessary conflict in difficult negotiations.
Practice Focus
- Structured finance
- Securitizations
- Private equity
- Specialty finance companies
- Fintech
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February 16, 2023
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June 8, 2022
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June 1, 2022
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February 17, 2022
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June 10, 2021
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February 19, 2021
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September 2, 2020
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Publications
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May 2023
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April 10, 2023
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February 21, 2023
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January 31, 2023
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January 3, 2023
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December 20, 2022
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November 8, 2022
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December 23, 2020
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August 19, 2020
Presentations and Events
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February 26–March 1, 2023Speaker | Policy Watch: Cryptocurrency: What's on the Regulatory Horizon
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December 7–9, 2022Moderator | The Current State and Outlook of the Alternative Financing Market: Where is the Industry Headed?
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November 9, 2022
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November 2, 2022Panelist | Securitization Markets: Regulatory Update
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December 8 and 10, 2020Moderator | Fintech Update and the Road Ahead
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November 10, 2016Presenter
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October 1, 2014Presenter
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June 26, 2014Presenter
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May 13–15, 2014Chair | The Long and Short of the Bridge Market and Lines of Credit
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