Journal of Equipment Lease Financing
2008 Article of the Year
Mike Leichtling, Immediate Past Chairman, Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation
Philip R. Rosenblatt, Stephen J. Patterson, and Richard S. Rosenstein are co-authors of the winning 2008 Article of the Year from the Journal of Equipment Lease Financing. Their article, which appeared in the Fall 2008 issue, is titled, "The Impact of Bundling on Equipment Lease Syndications From the Purchaser's Perspective." This article discusses the practice of bundling equipment acquisition financing with services and supply contracts. It explains that the incremental risks that come with purchasing a bundled transaction must be properly understood and appropriately allocated.
The three authors are with the Boston-based law firm of Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP. Philip R. Rosenblatt is a partner in the business department, where he co-chairs the firm's commercial finance group. Stephen Patterson is a partner, whose practice focuses on commercial finance. Richard S. Rosenstein is senior of counsel practicing in the business department.
The Article of the Year award is based on secret ballots of members of the journal's editorial review board, voting on the three online issues published in the award year. Excluded from voting are articles based on research generated or commissioned by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation (the journal's publisher) or the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association.
The revised version of the article is available at:
http://www.store.leasefoundation.org/product/fall08_impact_bundling/.