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Michelle Gellman is a special counsel in the Financial Services Group. Michelle advises clients on the structuring and trading of complex derivatives, structured financial products and municipal financial products. She represents banks, funds and other financial institutions on various transactional and regulatory matters, including securitizations, derivatives, capital relief trades and the structuring, formation and operation of a variety of alternative investment products, often combining securitization techniques and derivatives.
Michelle is part of the Capital Relief Trade (CRT) team which the Financial Times recently awarded with its highest “standout” honor for its 2024 Innovative Lawyers North American awards, and Structured Credit Investor named Cadwalader as a finalist for its 2023 and 2024 Capital Relief Trades Awards Law Firm of the Year awards. Michelle has been named by Super Lawyers as a New York Metro Rising Star since 2020.
Michelle received her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, where she served as Executive Editor of The George Washington Law Review, and her B.A. from Brandeis University. She is admitted to practice in the State of New York and the District of Columbia.
