Real Estate Service

ALFRED Q. RICOTTA

*** ***** ******, **** #*, Hoboken, NJ 07030 • 201-***-**** • *******@*******.***

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CLIFFORD CHANCE US LLP, NEW YORK, NY

Associate, Mergers and Acquisitions Department July 2004 – present

CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP, NEW YORK, NY

Associate, Corporate/M&A and Capital Markets Departments September 1999 – July 2004

Mergers & Acquisitions: Represent companies and financial institutions in connection with domestic and

international mergers and acquisitions. Lead associate responsible for negotiating and drafting operative

agreements and supervising junior associates in connection with asset and stock transactions, mergers and tender

offers involving public and private companies and private equity funds. Advise clients regarding compliance

with the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with public and private mergers

and acquisitions, including preparation of registration statements, proxy statements and tender offer documents.

Draft and negotiate various ancillary commercial contracts and agreements, including license, escrow and

transitional service agreements.

Securities: Represent leading financial institutions in securitized debt offerings. Draft public and private offering

memoranda, indentures, servicing agreements and all attendant documents associated with the securitization of

commercial mortgage loans and the issuance of mortgage-backed securities. Research various corporate and

securities law issues and draft legal memoranda.

Secondment: Selected by partners to represent firm to serve as in-house counsel for the Real Estate Debt Markets

Group of Deutsche Bank AG London, London, England (March 2003 – September 2003). Participate in the first

US-style CMBS transaction in Europe. Review offering circulars and all related legal documentation and draft

term sheets. Act as liaison between transaction counsel and loan sellers’ counsel and engage third party service

providers. Coordinate the appointment of co-managers and assist the loan origination process by reviewing loan

agreements and legal opinions with respect to securitization issues. Participate in rating agency discussions and

meetings with servicers.

Regulatory Filings: Prepare and file various SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, Schedules 13D and

13G and annual meeting proxy statements.

Client Service: Proven track record of successful relationship-building with senior management of Fortune 500

and strategic firm clients. Coordinate cross-practice business development working group and draft sector-

specific firm capability statement and form pitch book.

EDUCATION

EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, J.D., Order of the Coif, 1999

Notes & Comments Editor, Bankruptcy Developments Journal

EMORY UNIVERSITY, B.A., Political Science and Economics, 1996

Dean’s List; Pi Sigma Alpha, Political Science National Honor Society; Omicron Delta Epsilon, Economics

National Honor Society

PUBLICATIONS

Comment, Community Associations and Bankruptcy: Why Postpetition Assessments Should Not Be Dischargeable,

15 Bankr. Dev. J. 187 (1998)

ADMISSIONS

New York

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