The head of Shearman & Sterling’s structured finance group is leaving to join Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

T. Robert Zochowski specializes in securitization transactions involving unusual assets like films, patent royalties and hydrocarbon reserves. He recently led Shearman’s representation of the Ambac Assurance Corp. as guarantor of a $500 million securitization of future film revenue by the Weinstein Co., the film company launched by Miramax founders Harvey and Bob Weinstein.