Andrew E. Katz - Attorneys - Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP ~ Full service entertainment law firm

Legal Expertise

Representation of financial institutions and their holding companies, media companies (film and video game) and other businesses in public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, primarily as issuer's counsel and in mergers and acquisitions. General corporate representation of small to middle market entrepreneurial clients. Actively involved in all aspects of asset securitization transactions, including developing structures for emerging asset types such as recurring revenue streams and royalty incomes.

Representative Matters

Mr. Katz has participated in structured finance and asset securitization transactions of automobile loans since those transactions were first undertaken in 1985. Since 1985 he has been lead issuer’s counsel in over 60 asset securitization transactions involving automobile loans. The total value of securities offered in these transactions is over $35 billion. He has also acted as lead investor's counsel as well as special counsel in numerous asset securitization transactions involving recreational vehicles, auto leases, boat loans and consumer receivables. The transactions for which Mr. Katz has been responsible have been structured utilizing collateralized notes, grantor trusts, owner trusts and conduit financing facilities.
Mr. Katz has led innovative financing transactions for video game companies, applying structured finance techniques to enhance the borrowing power of such companies.
Mr. Katz has also been lead issuers' counsel on several public and private offerings of common stock for financial companies and on public and private offerings of subordinated capital debentures and senior subordinated notes totaling almost $1.0 billion. He is an active speaker on structured finance and asset securitization topics to both business and legal audiences.
Earlier in his legal career Mr. Katz also devoted significant portion of his time to business litigation matters. His accomplishments as a litigation attorney included principal responsibility for the successful appeal to the United States Supreme Court in Fidelity Federal Savings and Loan Association v. de la Cuesta, 458 U.S. 141 (1982), and other state and federal appellate decisions involving business and commercial matters. By reason of his litigation practice history, Mr. Katz is well positioned to assist business clients involved in adversarial matters in dealing with litigation counsel and issues in dispute.

Partner - Los Angeles

Email Andrew E. Katz

Phone:

(310) 312-3738

Fax:

(310) 231-8408

Practice Area

Industry Focus

Asset securitization, thrift industry, banking, entertainment and new media

Education

University of California Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 1972
Law Review
University of California Los Angeles, B.S., 1969; cum laude

Court Admissions

California, 1972
USDC, Central District of California, 1972
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1974
U.S. Supreme Court, 1981

Professional Recognition

“Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law,” Best Lawyers (2009-2011)
"Top 5% of lawyers in Southern California," Southern California Super Lawyers (2004-2006)
AV® Preeminent™ Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Publications and Presentations

TALF Offers Potential Investment Opportunities to Qualified Borrowers, MS&K Corporate / Business Transactions Alert (March 2009)
Trading One Crisis For Another: How Certain Proposed "Reforms" Could Turn the Subprime Crisis into a Constitutional One, Navigating the Subprime Lending Industry: Leading Lawyers on Understanding the Subprime Collapse, the Causes of the Current Lending Climate, and the Industry's Pending Future (May 2008)
Speaker, The Serious Business of Casual Games: Rethinking the business models for game development and game exploitation, Casual Connect Seattle (July 2007)
Author, How Video Game Companies can Maximize the Value of IP Assets in Financing Transactions, Game Developer Magazine (March 2007)
Speaker, Video Game Finance: Leveraging Value of IP Assets, Game Developer’s Conference (March 2007)
Speaker, Financing Alternatives for Game Companies, LA Games Conference (November 2006)
Speaker, Securitization in M&A Transactions, ABS East Asset Securitization Summit (2006)
Financial Alchemy Turns Intellectual Property Into Cash: Securitization of Trademarks, Copyrights, and Other Intellectual Property Assets, Intellectual Property & Technology Newsletter (August 2002)
Speaker, Due Diligence in Asset-Backed Securities Transactions, Conducting Due Diligence, Practicing Law Institute (1999-2002)
Co-author, Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, MS&K Corporate & Business Transactions Alert (December 2001)
Speaker, Selected Legal Issues in Financing Growth, Securing New Ground Conference (November 1999)
Author, Due Diligence in Asset-Backed Securities Transactions, The Review of Securities and Commodities Regulation, Vol. 32, No. 18, page 202 (October 1999)
Speaker, Bring New Asset Types to Market: Issues Encountered by First Time Issuers, ABS West Asset Securitization Summit (1999)
Speaker, Securitization Options for Small and Middle Market Companies, ABS East Asset Securitization Summit (1999)
Speaker, Alarm Contract Securitization, Securing New Ground Conference (November 1998)
Co-Author, Is Asset Securitization a Good Source of Expansion Funds?, 26 Security Distributing & Marketing 60 (November 1996)
Author, Asset Securitization Can Be a Significant Source of Working Capital, 7 The Investment Reporter 13 (November 1996)

TALF Offers Potential Investment Opportunities to Qualified Borrowers, MS&K Corporate / Business Transactions Alert (March 2009)
Trading One Crisis For Another: How Certain Proposed "Reforms" Could Turn the Subprime Crisis into a Constitutional One, Navigating the Subprime Lending Industry: Leading Lawyers on Understanding the Subprime Collapse, the Causes of the Current Lending Climate, and the Industry's Pending Future (May 2008)
Speaker, The Serious Business of Casual Games: Rethinking the business models for game development and game exploitation, Casual Connect Seattle (July 2007)
Author, How Video Game Companies can Maximize the Value of IP Assets in Financing Transactions, Game Developer Magazine (March 2007)
Speaker, Video Game Finance: Leveraging Value of IP Assets, Game Developer’s Conference (March 2007)
Speaker, Financing Alternatives for Game Companies, LA Games Conference (November 2006)
Speaker, Securitization in M&A Transactions, ABS East Asset Securitization Summit (2006)
Financial Alchemy Turns Intellectual Property Into Cash: Securitization of Trademarks, Copyrights, and Other Intellectual Property Assets, Intellectual Property & Technology Newsletter (August 2002)
Speaker, Due Diligence in Asset-Backed Securities Transactions, Conducting Due Diligence, Practicing Law Institute (1999-2002)
Co-author, Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, MS&K Corporate & Business Transactions Alert (December 2001)
Speaker, Selected Legal Issues in Financing Growth, Securing New Ground Conference (November 1999)
Author, Due Diligence in Asset-Backed Securities Transactions, The Review of Securities and Commodities Regulation, Vol. 32, No. 18, page 202 (October 1999)
Speaker, Bring New Asset Types to Market: Issues Encountered by First Time Issuers, ABS West Asset Securitization Summit (1999)
Speaker, Securitization Options for Small and Middle Market Companies, ABS East Asset Securitization Summit (1999)
Speaker, Alarm Contract Securitization, Securing New Ground Conference (November 1998)
Co-Author, Is Asset Securitization a Good Source of Expansion Funds?, 26 Security Distributing & Marketing 60 (November 1996)
Author, Asset Securitization Can Be a Significant Source of Working Capital, 7 The Investment Reporter 13 (November 1996)

Professional, Business, and Civic Affiliations

American Bar Association
Governor and Philanthropy Committee, UCLA Foundation
Executive Committee Member, UCLA Fund
UCLA Chancellor's Associates