Merryn Craske

Merryn assists clients with structuring and documenting multijurisdictional securitizations, working closely with local counsel to provide solution-focused advice. She has worked on transactions with originators in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. She follows closely developments relating to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) in securitization. She has handled innovative and fintech transactions.

Merryn frequently participates in industry discussions and contributes to consultations in relation to regulatory matters with respect to the securitization industry, including working with the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and the Structured Finance Association (SFA). She is a member of the AFME Securitisation Board and SFA’s Women in Securitization (WiS) Cabinet and represents Morgan Lewis at PCS General Meetings. She speaks frequently at industry conferences and writes about regulatory and other matters in connection with securitization. She acts as EMEA Business Development Partner on the Morgan Lewis structured transactions team. She also has experience with other banking and finance transactions, including secured lending, project finance, acquisition finance, derivatives, and debt capital markets.

Clients describe Merryn as “one of the most knowledgeable and capable lawyers in the trade and structured finance industry” and “an exceptional professional—very hardworking, going the extra mile and knowing the subject extremely well.” She has been called “a ‘go-to’ expert in trade receivables securitisation” as well as “approachable” and having “a pragmatic approach resulting in effective and efficient solutions.” Clients note that she “is held in high esteem for her expertise in auto securitization and trade receivable transactions,” is “highly responsive” and “an effective communicator,” and “provides value-added and high-quality legal and regulatory analysis.” They further say that Merryn is “super commercial and detail-oriented . . . a top level-lawyer,” “a leading expert in EU and UK securitisation regulation,” and “an absolutely great lawyer.”