Holland & Knight has further strengthened its Financial Services Team with the addition of Evan Kelson as a partner in New York. He was previously a partner at Mayer Brown. The addition of Mr. Kelson follows the recent recruitment of Dimitri Nionakis, a financial services partner in Boston.

"Evan brings to our Firm more than 20 years of experience and a wealth of knowledge in finance, structured finance, private credit, receivables sale financings and trade finance,” said Matthew Fontane, co-chair of the firm's national Financial Services Team. “His proficiency in securitization transactions, including asset-based lending, factoring, receivable sales and purchases, and bond offerings, will be invaluable to our clients. We are thrilled to welcome him to our team.”

Kelson assists clients with financings of trade receivables, securitizations, energy receivables, equipment leases and loans, credit card receivables, telecom receivables, consumer loans, small business loans, and esoteric assets. He has been involved in transactions covering a number of key industries including transportation, fintech, oil and gas, consumer financial services, and technology, media and telecommunications.

Kelson's experience includes special purpose vehicle (SPV) securitizations and asset-based lending, direct asset purchases, master trusts and master note trusts. He also has experience with factoring transactions and receivable sale financings both domestically and internationally.

“I am excited to join Holland & Knight, a firm well-known for its strategic focus on key industries, including transportation, energy, financial services and technology,” said Mr. Kelson. “My experience in these sectors and others aligns seamlessly with the Firm's extensive national platform, and I look forward to contributing to its continued success and growth.”

Kelson received a J.D. degree from Brooklyn Law School and a B.A. degree from Binghamton University.