Craig Stein

Structured Finance & Derivatives, Regulatory & Compliance, Trading Agreements

Craig Stein is co-head of the Structured Finance & Derivatives Group. His practice focuses on structured finance and asset-backed transactions and swaps and other derivative products, including prime brokerage and customer trading agreements. He represents issuers, underwriters, collateral managers and portfolio purchasers in public and private structured financings, including collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). Craig has been recognized in this area by the prestigious legal directory Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, which noted that satisfied clients praised him for his “very broad knowledge of the markets” and for being “incredibly responsive and helpful in thinking through issues” and “very thoughtful about the market.” Chambers also stated: “He is known for his work in derivative products, representing issuers, underwriters and portfolio purchasers in CLOs. Peers find his work in structured products and derivatives impressive.” The Legal 500 US has noted that Craig is “recognized for his thought leadership on regulatory issues affecting both the securitization and derivatives markets.”

Craig is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York City Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Loan Syndications and Trading Association, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the Structured Finance Association. He is a much sought-after speaker for structured finance and hedge fund industry conferences and webinars and the author of numerous articles on advanced financial products. He is the author of “U.S. CLOs: Past and Present” in The Journal of Structured Finance. Craig also co-authored “CLOs and LIBOR Transition” for The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Securitisation 2020 and “CLOs in the Current Regulatory Environment” for The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Securitisation 2019. 

University of Pennsylvania Law School, JD, cum laude; Colgate University, BA, cum laude.