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Ruth Marken
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Ruth Marken

Manchester, United Kingdom
Languages
  • English
  • French
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Ruth Marken is a partner in the Banking & International Finance Team at CMS Manchester.  Ruth advises on the full range of financing transactions, with expertise in acting for corporate, fund and lender clients in the real estate and TMT sectors.  She has a particular focus on complex structured transactions, including derivatives.

Awards & Recognitions
01 –
  • Quote
    "combines technical legal expertise with robust commercial understanding"
    Legal 500, 2019
  • Quote
    "the 'personable, commercial' and 'client-focused' Ruth Marken"
    Legal 500, 2019
  • Quote
    "Ruth Marken is noted for her ability to 'appreciate commercial issues and technical legal points'."
    Legal 500, 2016
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    "Ruth is "recommended" for her work in technology and real estate asset deals."
    Legal 500, 2015
  • Quote
    "The 'bright, commercial and client-friendly' Ruth Marken 'enjoys being innovative in solving problems'. Cineworld and Wells Fargo are clients."
    Legal 500, 2014

Publications

  • Spring 2018 - TMT Finance (Financier Worldwide)
  • Autumn 2016 - A LexisNexis mini-mag helping banking & financial services lawyers stay up to date (LexisNexis Financial & Banking Services)
  • November 2016 - Guide to hedging within a financial context – for the financing lawyer (LexisNexis)
  • November 2016 - Guide to hedging within a financing context – ISDA documents (LexisNexis)
  • November 2016 - Guide to hedging issues in real estate finance transactions (LexisNexis)
  • November 2016 - ISDA documentation in a finance transaction – checklist (LexisNexis)
  • PSR decision not to apply governance or access requirements to card payment systems (E-Finance Payments Law & Policy Journal)
  • Contributor to TMT Finance Law & Practice
  • March 2015 - In Practice – TMT Finance Part I (Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law)
  • June 2015 - In Practice – TMT Finance Part II (Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law)
  • September 2015 - In Practice – TMT Finance Part III (Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law)
  • December 2015 - In Practice – TMT Finance Part IV (Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law)
  • June 2013 - LIBOR: zero floors (Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law)
  • September 2012 - Lending to SPVs: banks' change of approach (Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law)

Memberships & Roles

  • Association of Media and Technology Lenders – co-founder
  • Big Innovation Centre

Lectures list

  • June 2016 - Seminar on "Are you hedging your bets on real estate loans?" together with derivatives specialists J.C. Rathbone Associates
  • 2015 - LexisNexis Webinar - Overview of UK Real Estate Finance Market 

Education

  • 1998 – BA, Oxford University, Oxford
Practice Areas
Banking & Finance Capital Markets & Derivatives Corporate Lending & Leveraged Finance Real Estate Finance
sectors
TMT - Technology, Media & Telecommunications

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