Emma Russell

Partner, London

Biography

Emma is recommended by Chambers UK 2025 as “an excellent partner” and Legal 500 2025 praises her “excellent advisory skills”, quoting Emma as “extremely knowledgeable in the fund financing space, and able to suggest solutions to complex issues.”

Overview

Emma is a partner in the Debt Finance Group at White and Case LLP.

Emma specialises in finance matters, with a focus on funds finance, real estate finance, leverage finance, general acquisition finance, corporate structuring and restructuring. Emma acts for UK and international lenders, private equity sponsors, corporate borrowers and retail and commercial property investment and development funds in relation to financing structures globally.

Emma advises on a wide range of banking and finance transactions, in particular, lending to funds (including capital call facilities, fund leverage facilities, NAV facilities, CLO structuring ,GP support/co-invest facilities and portfolio acquisition facilities) and real estate finance (including investment, development and construction loans), acting for both Lenders and property investors and developers across all asset classes.

Emma is also European Co-Chair of the Women in Fund Finance organisation.

Bars and Courts
Scotland
Education
Diploma in Legal Practice
Glasgow Graduate School of Law
LLB (Hons)
University of Strathclyde
Languages
English

Experience