Seeking in-house or senior corporate position to best draw on my experience in the intersecting areas of structured finance transactions and business restructurings, as well as my vast experience in general corporate and regulatory matters.

COMPANY	POSITION HELD	DATES WORKED
(Confidential)	General Counsel	8/2013 - Present
McDermott Will & Emery	Partner/Structured Finance Group	1/2005 - 10/2009
Dewey Balantine LLP	Associate (1996--2001); Counsel (2002-2005)	9/1996 - 1/2005

SCHOOL	MAJOR	YEAR	DEGREE
Notre Dame Law School	Cum Laude; Executive Editor of Notre Dame Law Review, Notre Dame Scholar		Law Degree

Highlights:

In May 2007, testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the topic of Sales of Structured Products in the Secondary Market.
Frequently appears on programs on the FOX Business Network and various business related cable talk shows and is often a panelist at asset-backed industry conferences, including conferences sponsored by The American Securitization Forum (and its successors), The Equipment Leasing Association and Information Management Network.

Companies I like:

JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, CitiBank, HSBC, Barclays, Wells Fargo, various hedge funds and insurance companies

Advising investors and purchasers of asset- backed securities, including hedge funds, in connection with structured finance and synthetic transactions.
Acting as lead counsel in directing the transactional aspects of bankruptcy and insolvency matters, including representation of secured creditors and swap counterparties in bankruptcy cases.
Drafting and negotiating documents, including private placement materials, in connection with film financing and representing film investors throughout the course of production.
Acting as lead counsel in reorganizations of securitization trusts, including directing the process of soliciting noteholder consent as well as obtaining regulatory approval and rating agency confirmations.
Advising clients with regard to M&A transactions, including purchases and sales involving companies that are originators, servicers, special servicers or are involved in outstanding securitizations.
Experienced in reviewing legal opinions rendered by law firms and in-house counsel, as well as opinion requirements of rating agencies, with particular expertise in "true sale"/non-consolidation and Article 9 perfection opinions.
Managing litigation matters for a corporation and directing outside counsel, including outside regulatory counsel.
Managing day to day matters regarding corporate affairs of a company, along with several of its affiliated entities.
Managing regulatory and compliance matters, including '33 and '34 Act compliance, particularly with regard to REG AB and Dodd Frank, as well as Investment Company Act, Trust Indenture Act, Patriot Act and Section 10(b) (5).
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating legal documents with regard to securitization, structured finance and derivative transactions, with particular expertise with ISDA documentation.

• Corporate Lawyer
• Transactional Lawyer
• Senior Counsel
• Restructuring Lawyer
• Structured Finance Attorney
• Derivative Lawyer
• Securities Lawyer

Represented sponsors, issuers, underwriters and originators, including first time originators, of traditional and new assets, on a wide range of issuances of structured and synthetic products.
Experienced with derivative transactions, including interest rate, credit default, and total return swaps, with particular expertise with ISDA documentation.
Acted as lead counsel on several M&A transactions, including purchases and sales involving servicers and/or originators, as well as numerous purchases and sales of structured portfolios.
With regard to business restructurings, represented borrowers, lenders, servicers, creditors, debtors and creditors' committees in the course of directing the transactional aspects of a vast number of bankruptcy and insolvency matters.
Involved in numerous workouts and restructurings of debt and derivative transactions along with purchases and sales of distressed assets.
Extensive experience with regard to reorganizations of securitization trusts and collateralized debt obligations as well as modifications to special servicing arrangements.
Expertise in various regulatory and compliance matters, including '33 and '34 Act compliance, particularly REG AB and Dodd Frank, as well as Investment Company Act, Trust Indenture Act, Patriot Act, and Section 10(b)(5).