Biography

Nicholas J. Faleris is a partner with FisherBroyles LLP and a member of its Corporate Group. His practice focuses on structured finance, asset-backed securitization, capital call lines of credit and general lending matters. Nick has advised clients as both borrower’s counsel and as lender’s counsel on matters relating to secured and unsecured revolving and term lending facilities of varying structure, including syndicated lending groups, multi-borrower groups, and guaranteed borrowings, as well as in connection with capital call line, real estate mortgage loan and mezzanine loan financing. Nick has also worked with Major League Baseball and National Basketball Association teams with respect to leaguewide credit facility borrowings and certain team-side matters.

Additionally, he has advised clients as issuer’s counsel, initial purchaser’s counsel, underwriter’s counsel, and insurer’s counsel on matters relating to public and private asset-backed securitizations involving various asset types, including retail auto and motorcycle receivables, auto floorplan credit lines, auto leases, insurance premiums, credit card receivables, pharmaceuticals, multi-use towers, and certain state government-backed receivables.

In addition to finance matters, Nick has assisted several Major League Baseball organizations and certain private scouting companies with respect to player evaluation. He served as an associate scout for a Major League Baseball organization for three drafts and has written for various baseball publications. He previously served as the co-scouting director at Baseball Prospectus, co-authoring the Baseball Prospectus Futures Guide and contributing to the Baseball Prospectus Annual. His work focuses on amateur, minor league, and major league player evaluation, including through certain data analysis.

Prior to joining FisherBroyles, he was an associate with Sidley Austin LLP, practicing in the New York office, and Special Counsel with Foley & Lardner LLP, practicing in the Milwaukee office.

Representative Transactions
  • Nick represented the President and Owner of a National Basketball Association team in finance matters relating to the sale of the basketball franchise.
  • Nick has represented a prominent motorcycle manufacturer in securitizing over $7 billion in motorcycle receivables over the past ten-plus years.
  • Nick has represented certain investment funds ranging in size from $50 million to over $2 billion in capital commitments in establishing capital call credit facilities of varying structure with institutional lenders.

Nicholas Faleris

Partner

Credentials

Admissions

  • New York
  • Wisconsin

Education

Northwestern University, JD, 2006

University of Notre Dame, BA, 2001

Prior Law Firm Experience

Foley & Lardner LLP

Sidley Austin LLP