Craig A. Wolson, Finance and Derivatives Consultant/Expert Witness

Craig A. Wolson has practiced law for over 35 years, primarily in New York City. He specializes in structured finance (including cash, synthetic and hybrid collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), asset-backed securities (ABS) of various types, structured investment vehicles (SIVs), collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), and mortgage-backed securities (MBS)); derivatives (including credit default swaps (CDS), interest rate swaps, and credit-linked notes (CLNs)); repurchase ("repo") agreements; and securities matters.

As a transactional attorney he has been an Associate, Special Counsel or Partner at several of the leading transactional law firms in the United States, including Shearman Sterling; Mayer, Brown Platt; and Cadwalader, Wickersham Taft. As an expert witness and/or consultant, he has worked with many of the leading litigation firms, and leading litigation departments of full-service firms, in the country, including Berger Montague; Chapman and Cutler; Kirby McInerney; Labaton Sucharow; Patterson Belknap; Robbins Geller; Scott + Scott; and Williams & Connolly.

Mr. Wolson is often called upon to participate in or moderate various seminars. Articles he has written, co-authored or edited have been published, among other places, in The Business Lawyer, The Michigan Law Review and Law 360.

From 2004-08 he served as Chairman of the Structured Finance Committee of the New York City Bar Association. He has been recognized as a New York Super Lawyer by Law and Politics Magazine. In 2010 he was added to the American Arbitration Association's roster of arbitrators; he was asked to do so specifically because of his expertise in structured finance, securities and derivatives matters. He has been included for many years in Who's Who in the World,Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in Finance and Business.