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Litigation Finance
June 10, 2026
The Union League ClubNew York, NY

Boris Ziser
Partner at McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
Speaker

Profile

Global Head of Structured Finance, CLOs and Alternative Assets, and member of the firm’s Management Committee. Boris advises on asset-backed lending and securitization, warehouse facilities, secured financings, specialty finance lending and esoteric finance transactions across a diverse array of asset classes.

With more than 30 years of experience, Boris works on a variety of asset classes, including life settlements, litigation funding, equipment leases, structured settlements, lottery receivables, timeshare loans, merchant cash advances and cell towers, in addition to other esoteric asset classes such as intellectual property, various insurance-related cash flows and other cash flow producing assets.

He also represents investors, lenders, hedge funds, private equity funds and finance companies in acquisitions and dispositions of portfolios of assets and financings secured by those portfolios.

Recognized as a leading lawyer in the industry, Boris is ranked in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, and The Legal 500 US for his work in structured finance.