Craig A. Wolson, Esq. - Economics, accounting, finance and insurance expert witness

Based inManhattan, New York

Main fieldEconomics, accounting, finance and insurance

Areas of expertise11 listed

About Craig A. Wolson, Esq.

Craig A. Wolson is an experienced attorney specializing in structured finance and securitizations, including CDOs (cash, synthetic and hybrid), CLOs, CBOs, asset-backed securities, and asset-backed commercial paper; asset-based lending; secured loans; derivatives (including interest rate swaps, currency swaps, commodity swaps, and credit default swaps); project finance; leveraged leases; mergers and acquisitions; joint ventures; and corporate.

Services

Craig A. Wolson's areas of expertise include:

Derivatives: Credit Default Swaps (CDS), Interest Rate Swaps, Currency Swaps, Commodity Swaps, Credit-Linked Notes (CLNs) and Repurchase (Repo) Agreements

Finance: Asset-Based Lending, Secured Loans, Real Estate Loans, and Project Finance Loans

Structured Finance: Cash, synthetic and hybrid Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs), Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs), Collateralized Bond Obligations (CBOs), Asset-Backed Securities (ABS), Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) and Structured Investment Vehicles (SIVs)

Corporate: Joint Ventures, M&A;, Licensing Agreements and Annual Meetings

Securities: Private Placements, Rule 144A and Regulation S Offerings and Quarterly and Annual SEC reports

Litigation Support Services

Mr. Wolson provides expert witness testimony and reports; consultant to litigators for trials and arbitrations. Review pleadings and other court documents; review and explanation of underlying documents. Have affiliations with several investment banking firms and investment advisors that provide valuation services, in particular for ABS, MBS and other securitization securities and credit default swaps (CDS), interest rate swaps and other derivatives, both currently and on an historical basis.

Areas of Expertise

Banking
Commercial and Contract
Corporate
Credit Default Swaps

Derivatives & Swaps
Financial
Interest Rate Swaps
Political Science

Securities
Securitization
Structured Finance

Additional Expertise:

Asset-Based Lending, Mortgage-Backed Securities.

Profile

- Graduate of top 10 law school - Articles editor of Law Review - Has practiced law for over 35 years - Associate, Special Counsel and Partner at several major law firms; Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at two large financial institutions; General Counsel of small investment bank; Chair of Structured Finance Committee of New York City Bar Association