Frederic Rosenberg
Short Hills, New Jersey 07078
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
October 2008 GIBBONS, P.C., New York, New York
To March 2009 Partner, Corporate Group
Practice focused on the structured finance implications of various
bankruptcy and restructuring situations.
September 2005 BROWN RUDNICK, New York, New York
To July 2007 Partner, Structured Finance Group
Practice focused on complex asset securitization and representation of issuers,
underwriters and other financiers and investors of securitized debt in the primary and
secondary capital markets. Primary client was manager of several ABCP conduits.
Worked on a broad range of innovative structured finance deals involving esoteric as well
as more traditional asset classes, including various financial assets, music and film
royalties and related IP assets.
August 1999 WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES, New York, New York
To September 2005 Partner, Structured Finance & Derivatives Group (Jan. 2002 – Sept. 2005)
Counsel, Structured Finance & Derivatives Group (Aug. 1999 – Dec. 2001) Worked
on a broad range of innovative structured finance deals involving esoteric as well as
more traditional asset classes, including securitizations and bond financings involving
retail automobile installment sales contracts (prime, non-prime and sub-prime), trade
receivables (including multi-currency and cross-border transactions), manufactured
housing contracts, home equity loans, high yield and emerging market debt securities,
credit card receivables, equipment lease receivables, music royalties and other IP assets.
Represented the structuring agent in connection with the establishment of several
synthetic structured commercial paper conduits. Represented a monoline insurer in
connection with the restructuring of seven CDO transactions.
November 1997 BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC., New York, New York
To July 1999 Vice President, Asset Backed Securities Group. Coverage of repeat issuers in the
asset backed market, with particular focus on the auto sector. Responsibilities included
providing current market updates, indicative pricing analyses and the development of
alternative financing structures. Execution of transactions ranging from co-managed and
lead-managed quarterly transactions to one-off transactions requiring ongoing work with
rating agencies and investors. Completed the only two sports facility revenue backed
securitizations to date for the Pepsi Center in Denver and STAPLES Center in Los
Angeles. Overall responsibilities required working closely with ABS traders as well as
capital markets, derivatives, financial institutions, corporate finance and public finance
groups.
June 1994 MAYER, BROWN & PLATT, New York, New York
To November 1997 Associate Attorney, Finance Department. Transactional experience in the finance
and securitization area, with concentration on the representation of issuers, underwriters
and credit enhancers in connection with the securitization of financial assets, including
retail automobile installment sales contracts, trade receivables and credit card
receivables; representation of purchasers under repurchase facilities with respect to
satellite signal receiving equipment and programming receivables and trade receivables;
represented the initial purchaser, the structuring agent and the liquidity agent in
connection with both commercial paper and medium term note financing of numerous
rental car fleets and the issuer in connection with the first securitized financing of full-
service railcar leases by an affiliate of GATC.
October 1989 KRAMER, LEVIN, NAFTALIS, NESSEN, KAMIN & FRANKEL, New York, New York
To June 1994 Associate Attorney, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Department (April 1991–June
1994)
Associate Attorney, Corporate Department (October 1989–April 1991)
Summer 1988 KRONISH, LIEB, WEINER & HELLMAN, New York, New York
Summer Associate (Offer Extended)
EDUCATION BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
J.D., 1989
First Year – G. Joseph Tauro Scholar (Top 25% of Section)
Teaching Assistant – Graduate and Undergraduate Communications Law Course
Stone Moot Court Competition
BOSTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION
B.S., 1985
Dean’s List
Major: Corporate Public Relations
Vice President – College of Communication Pre-Law Society
Activities: Club lacrosse, intramural football, soccer, basketball and softball
ADMISSIONS States of New York and Connecticut; Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
CERTIFICATIONS Series 7, Series 63
PUBLICATIONS "The Hedge Funds Are Right - This Time," Gibbons Corporate & Finance Alert,
December 23, 2008
"Securitizing IP Assets in the Film Industry," International Securitization & Finance
Report, November 15, 2006 (w/Terence Rozier-Byrd)
"United States Securitising Copyrights," IP Value 2004, 2004 (w/Jonathan T. Weiss)
"Securitisation of intellectual property assets: music and film copyright royalties," Global
Securitisation and Structured Finance 2003, 2003 (w/ Jonathan T. Weiss)