GlobalCapital’s US Securitization Awards Recognize Hunton Andrews Kurth Advised Transaction as Innovative Deal of the Year

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is proud to share that a deal for which the firm served as the primary legal advisor (referred to as JPMMT 2023-HE1) was recently recognized as Innovative Deal of the Year at GlobalCapital’s US Securitization Awards in New York. This annual event – the only dedicated awards for the US securitization market – is unique in that the winners are decided by the industry.

In January 2024, GlobalCapital invited the US securitization market to nominate the deals and organizations that merited inclusion on the awards shortlist. In February, nominees were published and a market vote began to select the winners. More than 20,000 individual votes were cast to determine the more than 45 winning organizations and deals.

The firm represented J.P. Morgan as issuer and initial purchaser in the development of the novel securitization program involving HELOCs. Structured finance partners Brit Mohler Dufilho and Ed Douma, along with tax partner Cecelia Philipps Horner led the development of the program and the inaugural transaction. The team also included lead associates Whitney Nixdorf, Claudia Fendian and Emily Benedict, as well as support from Brent Lewis, Leslie Okinaka, James Saeli, Greg Funk, Jake Johnson, Jason Harbour, Rachael Craven, Hillary Patterson and Lucia Jacangelo. Structured finance partners Michael Nedzbala and William Van Thunen also represented J.P. Morgan in its initial acquisition of the HELOCs from the related third party originators.

View the full list of 2024 US Securitization Awards winners.