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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Offices

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
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NEW YORK, NY 10166
NEW YORK
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Ms Janet Sadler McCrae

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Work Department

Financial Services, Capital Markets and Securities, Structured Finance and Securitization, Asset-Backed Securitization, Credit Risk Transfer, Reverse Mortgage/HECM Financing and Securitization, Servicer Advance Financing and Securitization, Corporate

Position

Partner and New York office Hiring Partner

Career

Ms. McCrae assists clients with offered transactions relating to a diverse base of assets, including residential mortgage loans (primarily in the reverse space), synthetic credit risk transfer, servicing advances and other servicing-related collateral. She additionally advises clients on financings and bilateral transactions across a wide spectrum of structures and assets, including mortgage servicing rights and excess servicing spread. This breadth of experience allows her to help clients act quickly on market opportunities and innovate new structures in response to investor demand.

Ms. McCrae has volunteered as pro bono counsel with the City Bar Justice Center’s clinic at a shelter that serves unhoused mothers and children, and also volunteers at the Mobile Legal Help Clinic with the New York Legal Assistance Group.  In addition, Ms. McCrae serves as the New York Hiring Partner.

Memberships

Admitted to the New York and Virginia State Bars

Education

  • JD, William & Mary Law School, Notes Editor, Environmental Law & Policy Review, 2007
  • AB, Princeton University, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2004

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Finance > Structured finance: securitization

The ‘first-class’ team at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP offers a wide range of services to its securitization clients. It is knowledgeable in various asset-types, including agricultural, small business, residential mortgage-backed, consumer and auto loans. Its experience includes involves advising on litigation finance, ABS and synthetic credit risk transfer securitizations. The firm is an active counsel to issuers and underwriters of ABS and mortgage-backed securities in particular. Mike Nedzbala, in Richmond co-leads the practice whilst specializing in secondary market transactions concerning residential mortgage loans and servicing rights. His fellow lead, Brent Lewis, advises on regulatory matters out of New York for issuers and underwriters in residential and commercial mortgage loan-backed securitizations. New Yorker Brit Mohler Dufilho is well-versed in residential mortgage servicing rights securitizations, advising lenders including investment banks and funds. Also located in New York, Thomas Hiner is experienced in handling bespoke esoteric and novel asset-based financings, in addition to his prowess in traditional asset-based securitizations. Richmond-based Cecelia Phillips Horner overseas the tax aspects of her clients’ secured financings, domestic and international. Janet Sadler McCrae, situated in New York, advises banks and issuers on matters concerning notable asset-types, such as residential mortgage loans, servicing advances and synthetic credit risk transfers.

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