Sean M. Solis is a partner in the New York office of Milbank and Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Alternative Investments Practice. Mr. Solis leads Milbank’s global Structured Credit Practice.

A distinguished finance and securitization attorney, author and speaker,  Mr. Solis has counseled US and international asset managers and hedge funds in connection with tens of billions of dollars of transactions across a wide variety of collateralized loan obligation transactions (“CLOs”) as well as other complex structured credit financing arrangements.

Moreover, Mr. Solis is an expert in the various regulatory regimes applicable in the securitization space including the US and EU Risk Retention Rules and the Volcker Rule.

Mr. Solis also has significant experience with secured and unsecured lending transactions and he has advised asset managers and institutional buyers in connection with strategic investments in private investment firms and on structuring complex transactions in preparation for liquidity events.

Mr. Solis is widely recognized as one of the country’s leading attorneys in the representation of CLO collateral managers and CLO equity investors. Clients describe him as “very intelligent, commercial and always willing to go above and beyond to satisfy client needs and demands.”

Mr. Solis was honored as the exclusive winner of Lexology’s 2019, 2021 and 2023 Client Choice Award for Securitization & Structured Finance in New York, where he was recognized for his commitment to delivering unparalleled client service.

J.D., Boston University School of Law; B.S., Indiana University