Phillip J. Azzollini

Phillip J. Azzollini is a partner in the New York office, where he focuses his practice on offerings of asset-backed securities, including the representation of issuers, placement agents and portfolio managers. Other areas of concentration include representation of buyers and sellers of financial assets, as well as representation of buyers and sellers in repurchase agreement transactions. Recent representations include hedge fund clients in connection with the purchase and sale of various portfolios of loans secured by a variety of assets, including residential mortgages and commercial loans.

Phil was listed as a “leading individual” by Chambers USA in Capital Markets: Structured Products and recognized by interviewees as “extremely commercial and reliable.” Prior to joining SRZ, Phil was a certified public accountant with the audit group at Coopers & Lybrand LLP. He received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Pace University in 1988, and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, where he was an editor of the Fordham Law Review, in 1995.

Selected Representations

Representation of hedge fund clients and public companies in connection with the purchase and sale of various portfolios of loans and leases secured by a variety of assets including light trucks, recreational vehicles, manufactured homes, information systems and mortgages.

Selected Publications

Selected Speaking Engagements

Other Distinctions

Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business

Bar Admissions

• New York

Education

Prior Experience

Coopers & Lybrand LLP (Audit Group)
    Certified Public Accountant, 1988-92