Overview
Advises leading investment banks, funds and investors on large-scale and highly complex securitisation and structured credit transactions.
Stuart has experience across a wide range of asset classes, including residential and commercial mortgages, auto loans, aircraft, supply chain finance, cryptocurrencies and NFTs.
He also advises non-EU financial institutions in relation to UK and EU legislation and regulations, including EMIR, BRRD, CRD, CSDR, MiFID II/MIFIR and the Securitisation Regulation.
Stuart is recognised as a leading securitisation, structured finance and derivatives lawyer by Chambers UK, Chambers Global and The Legal 500 UK, as well as Best Lawyers UK, IFLR1000 and Who’s Who Legal. A client quoted in Chambers UK commented that “Stuart Axford understands how to look at things in a commercial manner, quickly grasps the technicalities of new transactions and finds problem areas.”
Recognitions
- Legal 500 UK, Recommended, 2025-2026
- Chambers UK
- Chambers Global
- IFLR1000
- Best Lawyers UK
- Who’s Who Legal
Credentials
Education
Trinity College, University of Cambridge, MA
College of Law, Solicitors’ Final Examinations
Trinity College, University of Cambridge, BA
Admissions
England and Wales
Prior Experience
Arnold & Porter
Kaye Scholer
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
