Real Estate Insurance

JORGE A. REY

** ****** ***** **** *** Edgewater, NJ 07020 Phone: 201-***-**** E-Mail: *******@***.***

Professional Experience

President

Rey Esq. P.C., Edgewater, New Jersey October 2008 – Present

Serve as outside counsel to Radian Asset Assurance Inc., a global financial guaranty

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insurance company to U.S. and international issuers of municipal bonds, asset-backed

securities and structured finance transactions

Handle complex transactional, remediation and restructuring matters for the company

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involving hospitals, universities, long-term care facilities, airports, non-profit

organizations and municipalities

Advise Radian’s legal and risk management departments on handling and mitigating

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transactional risk exposure

Review, draft and/or negotiate a wide array of agreements including leases, ground

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leases, financing documents, contracts, guaranty agreements, liquidity facilities,

indentures, mortgages, security documents, commercial agreements and opinions

Vice President and Assistant General Counsel

Radian Asset Assurance Inc., New York, New York August 2002 – September 2008

Advised legal department and senior management with respect to operational, regulatory,

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rating agency, commercial, corporate governance and transactional matters

Represented the legal department at credit committee and played a critical role in

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explaining the legal structure of complex transactions

Handled a wide array of financings including those in the areas of health care, higher

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education, airports, long-term care, general obligation, water and sewer revenue, lease

appropriations and special assessments

Reviewed and/or negotiated all financing documents, ISDA swap documentation,

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disclosure documents, commercial agreements, contracts, security documents, license

agreements, opinions, real estate title reports, surveys and phase I environmental reports

with respect to each transaction

Presented updates on current legal issues affecting the financial guaranty insurance

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business including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, derivative transactions and the Uniform

Commercial Code

Directly worked with and supervised outside counsel

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Developed and assisted in implementing compliance training program for the public

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finance and legal departments

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Associate Counsel

Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, New York, New York August 1997 – August 2002

Served as associate bond counsel and underwriter’s counsel in the firm’s representation

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of a variety of national economic development issuers including the New York City

Industrial Development Agency, Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency and

Maine Municipal Bond Bank

Drafted, reviewed and negotiated a wide array of financing documents including

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resolutions, trust indentures, loan agreements, lease agreements, disclosure documents,

ground leases, mortgages, UCC financing statements, opinions and closing certificates

Education

J.D., Rutgers Law School, Newark, New Jersey May 1997

Associate Editor, Rutgers Women’s Rights Law Reporter

B.A., Cornell University, Ithaca, New York May 1994

Majors: Government and French

Cornell National Scholar, Class President, Cornell Ambassador, Dean’s List

Admissions and Language Skills

Admitted to practice in the State of New York and the State of New Jersey

Fluent in Spanish and French

References

Derek Brummer

General Counsel, Radian Asset Assurance Inc. 212-***-****

Glenn E. Davis

Deputy General Counsel, Radian Asset Assurance Inc. 212-***-****

Arthur M. Cohen

Partner, Hawkins, Delafield & Wood 212-***-****

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