Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Ken Ayres practices in the area of derivative securities and structured finance, primarily representing commercial and investment banks in connection with innovative financial products. He most recently has participated in transactions involving synthetic collateralized debt obligations, tender option bonds, and total return and credit default swaps referencing managed debt portfolios.

Ken has an extensive background in a wide range of corporate and finance transactions as well as in corporate governance matters. From 1993 to 1994 he served as general counsel of the Firm's client, First American Corporation, the parent company of First American Bankshares Inc., in its court-ordered liquidation stemming from the international B.C.C.I. banking scandal.

Areas of Practice

• Banking & Finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• M&A

Representative Cases

• Acquisition of Equant

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Commercial Banks, Commercial Leasing, Corporate Governance, Credit Unions, Debtor/Creditor, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, International Banking, Joint Ventures, Lending & Secured Transactions, Limited Liability Companies, Loan Workouts, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Public Finance, Reorganizations, Savings & Thrifts, Shareholders' Rights, State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, Trade Associations, Venture Capital

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia

Education

• U of Virginia- C'ville (Main)

Address

51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001-2113

Phones

1.202.879.3791 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.202.626.1700 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com