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Cheryl Barnes is a partner in the Capital Markets Group at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP. Her practice focuses on securitization and structured finance transactions, with particular emphasis on complex asset-backed securities and related financing arrangements.
Cheryl regularly represents issuers, sponsors, underwriters, placement agents, servicers, and other transaction parties in public and private securitizations, including Rule 144A and 4(a)(2) offerings. Her experience spans securitizations backed by student loans, auto loans, personal loans, and solar-related assets, including programmatic issuance platforms and repeat issuance structures. She also regularly advises financial institution issuers on consumer ABS programs.
She advises on complex and bespoke securitization transactions requiring coordination across capital markets execution, transaction structuring, and documentation, and frequently works with multidisciplinary teams across the firm to support large-scale and ongoing client programs.
Cheryl has advised on securitization transactions involving Freddie Mac transfer programs, including SLST, SCRT, and MSCR transactions.
Cheryl was recognized among the Most Influential Black Lawyers in 2015 by Savoy magazine. The Savoy list comprises the "best of the best" of Black lawyers who are partners at leading national law firms, and who are recognized for their professionalism, protection of rights and community service.
Cheryl received her J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law and her B.A. from Bennett College and is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and in the State of Maryland.
