Steven T. Kolyer, recognized as a leading securitization industry lawyer, has joined Cadwalader as co-head of its commercial real estate, collateralized loan obligation practice.
Kolyer is based in New York and brings broad experience in securitizations, structured credit products, fund formation and finance, and in CLOS, both corporate and real estate, according to a statement from the firm.
Throughout Kolyer’s career—which includes a partnership at Sidley Austin, according to a Bloomberg profile—he innovated securitization structures with commercial real estate and residential mortgages, commercial and consumer receivables. He also broke new ground in various CRE structures, corporate CLOs, CFOs and other actively managed fund products, the firm said.
He is also a nationally recognized securitization lawyer, with listings in The Legal 500 U.S., as a “hall of fame” inductee and a “leading lawyer” in structured finance.
Kolyer joins the firm among a recent influx of partners to join the firm in 2025 including Doug Murning and Matt Worth, in fund finance, financial regulation, financial restructuring and special situations, infrastructure finance and leveraged finance, the company said.
