Miriam Karam

Counsel

Overview

Miriam Karam is a counsel in the London office of Crowell & Moring. She specializes in distressed debt and claims trading, structured transactions, and special situations. Miriam advises investment banks, broker dealers, and other financial institutions, including hedge funds on the trading of domestic and international syndicated bank loans, debt instruments, and distressed assets, in particular, insolvency claims and post-reorganization equity.

She has extensive experience in the pre-investment review and analysis of credit documentation of both investment grade and non-investment grade borrowers in a variety of sectors and specializes in the LMA and LSTA secondary trading documentation.

Miriam is involved in cross-border transactions throughout Europe and the United States. She represents clients on the purchase and sale of par and distressed loans and bonds of borrowers domiciled in the U.K., U.S., Asia, and Europe (including France, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, and Italy). She also advises clients in connection with claims trading and investment and has extensive experience representing the creditors of the insolvent Icelandic banks and investors of MF Global UK Limited.

Miriam served as a secondee on the secondary loan trading desk of a tier one investment bank in London and, in addition, as part of the global special situations group of a large asset manager.

Prior to joining the firm, she was an attorney with Kibbe & Orbe LLP.

Career & Education

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    • University of Westminster, London, LL.B., honours in law, 2005
    • College of Law, London, Diploma in Legal Practice, 2006
    • University of Westminster, London, LL.B., honours in law, 2005
    • College of Law, London, Diploma in Legal Practice, 2006
    • Solicitor, England and Wales
    • Solicitor, England and Wales
  • Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Member, Loan Market Association (LMA)
    • Member, Solicitors Regulatory Authority
    • Member, 100 Women in Finance

    Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Member, Loan Market Association (LMA)
    • Member, Solicitors Regulatory Authority
    • Member, 100 Women in Finance

Miriam's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.18.23

Change Is a Coming: The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023

On 29 June 2023, the long-awaited Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (the “Act”) received Royal Assent, clearing the Act’s final hurdle prior to its implementation. The Act is the framework for the UK’s post-Brexit financial legislative and regulatory landscape.  Focusing on the promotion of competition, innovation and investor protections, it hopes to ensure the UK’s continued leadership in the global economy by providing “a smarter financial services framework”. While the Act is 349 pages in length, we have set out some of the key themes and regulations currently making headlines....

Miriam's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.18.23

Change Is a Coming: The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023

On 29 June 2023, the long-awaited Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (the “Act”) received Royal Assent, clearing the Act’s final hurdle prior to its implementation. The Act is the framework for the UK’s post-Brexit financial legislative and regulatory landscape.  Focusing on the promotion of competition, innovation and investor protections, it hopes to ensure the UK’s continued leadership in the global economy by providing “a smarter financial services framework”. While the Act is 349 pages in length, we have set out some of the key themes and regulations currently making headlines....