Experience 

Paul Forrester is a respected finance and securities lawyer whose practice is especially focused on bank facilities; bond (including high-yield) financings; credit, commodity, currency, and interest rate derivative transactions; collateralized bond, loan, fund and debt obligations; energy (including oil and gas, utilities, shipping, refinery and pipeline) financings and energy management outsourcing; project financings (especially concerning industrial, petrochemical, power and transportation projects); structured credit products; and restructurings, reorganizations and workouts.

Chambers USA 2009 notes that Paul has a “diverse expertise [which] encompasses a variety of derivatives, CLOs, CDOs and bond financing.” Chambers USA recently described Paul as “‘Outstanding’ . . . [he] has a practice split between CDOs, structured credit products and project finance. Clients praised his deep technical knowledge. An ‘excellent understanding of where businessmen are coming from’ and ‘a problem-solving attitude’ give Paul . . . a ‘critical perspective,’ instilling in clients ‘a high degree of confidence’ in him.” He also "produces great work every time." Legal 500 2009 stated that Paul is “always looking for solutions, and generally finds them”, and that Paul “has established an interesting niche in securitized products within the environmental sector.” The Legal Media Group’s Expert Guide series recommends Paul as one of the world’s leading lawyers in Project Finance.

Prior to joining Mayer Brown in 1980, Paul was associated with a law firm based in Sydney, Australia. He served as Director of Bildakit Homes, an Australian enterprise, between 1986 and 1987, subsequently resuming his career with Mayer Brown later in 1987.

Education 

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, JD, 1985 • University of Sydney, LLB, 1976 • University of Sydney, BA, 1974

Admitted

• Illinois, 1988
• New York, 1984
• New South Wales, Australia, 1978