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Nika Silva is a Senior Associate specializing in structured finance in King & Spalding's Finance and Restructuring practice group, and resident in the Abu Dhabi office.  Nika represents issuers, financial institutions, underwriters and institutional investors in a variety of sophisticated US-based asset-backed securitization and structured lending transactions, including 144A and 4(a)(2) issuance platforms and structured private credit.  In particular, Nika serves as issuer’s and borrower’s counsel for data center and fintech clients with their asset-backed securitizations and other financing transactions.

Nika was previously part of King & Spalding’s Los Angeles and New York offices.  Prior to joining King & Spalding, Nika worked in the securitisation department of a Magic Circle firm in London, in-house at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, and at leading international firms in the United Arab Emirates and Australia.

Credentials

LL.M., The University of Melbourne

LLB and B.Com combined degree, The University of Melbourne

High Court of Australia

New York

Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia

'Extremely responsive and dependable, and stand ready to act for the large volume of transaction work at my company'


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Recognition

'Extremely responsive and dependable, and stand ready to act for the large volume of transaction work at my company'


Client Testimonial, Legal 500

Key Lawyer, 2024


Legal 500

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In the News · Source: Law360 Pulse, Daily Report, ABF Journal, The Deal, Le Monde du Droit, Décideurs Magazine, La Lettre des Juristes d'Affaires,The Oath, Legal Era, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Connect CRE, CRE MarketBeat, Global Legal Chronicle and The Drawdown

December 9, 2025
K&S elects 27 new partners and promotes 17 counsel across 13 offices

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In the News · Source: Law360 Pulse, Daily Report, ABF Journal, The Deal, Le Monde du Droit, Décideurs Magazine, La Lettre des Juristes d'Affaires,The Oath, Legal Era, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Connect CRE, CRE MarketBeat, Global Legal Chronicle and The Drawdown

December 9, 2025
K&S elects 27 new partners and promotes 17 counsel across 13 offices

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In the News · Source: Law360 Pulse, Daily Report, ABF Journal, The Deal, Le Monde du Droit, Décideurs Magazine, La Lettre des Juristes d'Affaires,The Oath, Legal Era, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Connect CRE, CRE MarketBeat, Global Legal Chronicle and The Drawdown

December 9, 2025
K&S elects 27 new partners and promotes 17 counsel across 13 offices

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Credentials

LL.M., The University of Melbourne

LLB and B.Com combined degree, The University of Melbourne

High Court of Australia

New York

Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia

'Extremely responsive and dependable, and stand ready to act for the large volume of transaction work at my company'


Client Testimonial, Legal 500

Key Lawyer, 2024


Legal 500

Close

Recognition

'Extremely responsive and dependable, and stand ready to act for the large volume of transaction work at my company'


Client Testimonial, Legal 500

Key Lawyer, 2024


Legal 500