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ASF 2013 (“Viva Las Vegas”)

By Ralph Mazzeo on January 25, 2013
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Dechert’s securitization team is looking forward to the American Securitization Forum 2013 (“ASF 2013”) conference starting this Sunday, as it is expected to be once again the largest capital markets conference in the world. ASF 2013 is expecting over 4,500 participants who will all convene at the Aria Hotel and Convention Center in fabulous Las Vegas.

ASF 2013 will feature a myriad of panel discussions on a wide array of topics focusing on the securitization industry and the abundant opportunities (and head winds) that the industry faces as we settle into 2013. The conference kicks off on Sunday and continues through Wednesday with a series of substantive panels focusing on the critical policy changes confronting the securitization industry, including Dodd-Frank securitization regulatory reforms, risk-based capital regulations, GSE reform, and other federal and state legislative priorities.

Additional programming will address current business developments and the outlook for all securitization asset classes and product types, including CLOs, CMBS, RMBS, credit card ABS, student loan ABS, covered bonds, and other re-emerging sectors.

Given the increased role the various regulatory agencies continue to play within the securitization industry, it is particularly apropos that the featured speaker on Monday morning will be Thomas Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, and the featured speaker on Tuesday morning will be Troy Paredes, a Commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

On Monday, we expect the newest regulations from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “Bureau”) to be among the most discussed topics. The Bureau released the long awaited Qualified Mortgage Rule and the Ability-to-Repay Rule on January 10, 2013 as well as regulations regarding mortgage servicing on January 17, 2013. For more information on the rules and regulations, please see our Dechert OnPoint Updates here and here.

On Tuesday afternoon, Dechert Partner Cindy Williams will be speaking at a round table discussion of Dodd-Frank Section 619, commonly known as the Volcker Rule, and its implications for structuring and issuing asset-backed securities.

ASF 2013 will arrive as Dechert’s CLO team, led by Partners John Timperio and Cindy Williams, celebrates its top ranking as issuer’s counsel for U.S. CLOs by deal volume and deal count for 2012 and a close second as underwriters’ counsel for both deal volume and deal count, according to the statistics compiled by the Asset-Backed Alert’s ABS Database.

All indicators are that 2013 will be a great year for Dechert and all the work it does within the securitization landscape and there is no doubt that ASF 2013 will serve as a significant spring board for the securitization industry as a whole.

In addition to John Timperio and Cindy Williams, Dechert Partners Pat Dolan, Malcolm Dorris, Ralph Mazzeo and James Waddington will be in attendance. Dechert Associate Laurie Nelson will also be blogging from the ASF 2013, so in this case at least, what happens in Las Vegas will not stay in Las Vegas. We are all looking forward to seeing many of you there.

By: Ralph Mazzeo, Sean M. Solis, and John C. Bumgarner

 

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Ralph R. Mazzeo focuses his practice on mortgage finance and capital markets, with a particular emphasis on structured finance, including residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). Mr. Mazzeo has more than a decade of experience in…

Ralph R. Mazzeo focuses his practice on mortgage finance and capital markets, with a particular emphasis on structured finance, including residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). Mr. Mazzeo has more than a decade of experience in advising issuers, mortgage originators, servicers, collateral managers, underwriters, financial guarantors and others in connection with securitizations, asset sales and debt restructurings.

His experience includes the securitization of various types of assets, including mortgage loans, manufactured housing loans, servicing advances, public utility stranded costs and credit card receivables, as well as resecuritizations and net interest margin securitizations. Mr. Mazzeo also has significant experience representing parties selling or acquiring mortgage loans and mortgage servicing rights.

A member of Dechert’s Financial Markets Recovery Task Force, Mr. Mazzeo has counseled numerous financial institutions and investment managers in connection with the government-sponsored financial recovery programs, including the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP) and the Temporary Liquidity Guaranty Program (TLGP). In addition, he has represented financial institutions and asset purchasers in structuring the disposition and financing of distressed financial assets through the use of joint ventures, participations and various fund structures, and represented CDO collateral managers in a variety of collateral debt restructurings and asset sales.

Mr. Mazzeo also advises investment managers on the structuring and formation of private equity and hedge funds with an emphasis on investments in real estate, distressed debt and TALF-eligible securities.

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