Michele (Miki) Navazio joined Seward & Kissel as a partner in its Corporate Finance practice in New York.
Navazio has advised many of the world’s largest hedge funds and asset managers on derivative transactions and regulatory compliance, and brings more than a decade of experience negotiating complex derivatives to the firm’s Corporate Finance Group.
“We are thrilled to bring Miki on board,” said Seward & Kissel Managing Partner James Cofer. “Miki is a leader in his field. His wealth of experience advising buy-side clients and structuring complex derivatives expands our ability to service clients in our market-leading investment management and asset securitization practices.”
Navazio structures and negotiates complex derivatives involving the broadest range of underlying assets for hedge funds, private equity firms, funds of funds, and mutual funds, many of which do business worldwide. He advises clients on swaps, prime brokerage and term financing arrangements, repurchase agreements and futures and swaps clearing matters. He also counsels clients on regulatory issues, including multiple aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act and its extra-territorial reach.
Navazio was most recently a partner at Sidley Austin.
