Cadwalader Finance Forum

Cadwalader hosted its inaugural Finance Forum in December 2016, a multi-panel program in Charlotte, North Carolina that gathered industry leaders in the asset-based lending, commercial real estate, fund finance and securitization markets for panel discussions covering opportunities and emerging trends in those areas.

Panel Topics

  • Alternative Risk Retention Solutions: Thinking Outside the Box
  • AML and OFAC Regulatory Developments
  • Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
  • Commercial Real Estate Finance
  • Commercial Real Estate Repurchase Agreement Finance
  • Hybrid and NAV Fund Lending
  • Issues Facing Women in Finance
  • Middle Market Lending
  • Regulation of the Financial Markets in the Trump Administration
  • Residential Mortgage Finance
  • Subscription Credit Facilities

Featured Panelists

  • Joseph Alala III, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Capitala Group
  • Stefanos Arethas, Head of Origination, Credit Suisse
  • Stephen Arnall, Chief Financial Officer, Capitala Group
  • Brad Beelaert, Principal, WHI Real Estate Partners
  • Brad Boland, Managing Director, Wells Fargo
  • Peter Bove, Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo
  • Larry Brown, President, Starwood Mortgage Capital
  • Christopher Burke, Vice President, Barclays
  • Frank Byrne, Senior Vice President, Mid-Market Financial Sponsors, Bank of America
  • Julie Caperton, Head of Corporate Development, Wells Fargo
  • Cary Carpenter, Managing Director – CRE Capital Markets, Trading & Syndication, Starwood Property Trust
  • Thomas Cassino, Executive Director, JPMorgan
  • Catherine Chen, Principal, Apollo Global Management
  • Brandon Clar, Vice President, Counsel, Two Sigma Investments
  • Matthew Cohen, Principal, Mesa West Capital
  • Douglas Cruikshank, Managing Partner – Credit Supported Loan Fund, Enhanced Capital Partners
  • John Curran, Executive Managing Director, Stroz Friedberg, an Aon company
  • Maureen Dollinger, Vice President, Barclays
  • Robert Durden, Vice President, Credit Suisse
  • Quentin Fogan, Director, Bank of America
  • Robert Foley, Managing Director, Chief Financial and Risk Officer, TPG Capital
  • Joseph Geoghan III, Managing Director, Head of CMBS Originations, JPMorgan
  • Jeremy Grubb, Managing Director, Citizens Bank
  • Lainie Kaye, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank Securities
  • Jeffrey Kung, Director, Capital Markets, Citizens Bank
  • Jake Jamison, Contracts Manager, Voya Investment Management
  • Michael Lascher, Managing Director, Global Head of Real Estate Debt Capital Markets, Blackstone
  • Nathan Lebioda, Capital Markets Counsel, Wells Fargo
  • Jonathan Love, Managing Director, Wells Fargo
  • Keith Luedeman, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Goodmortgage.com
  • Alessandra McKell, Managing Director, Investec
  • Kara McShane, Managing Director, Wells Fargo
  • Nicholas Mitra, Executive Director, Natixis Capital Markets
  • Tim Nabors, Managing Director, TIAA-CREF
  • Matthew Nichols, Chief Executive Officer, Deephaven Mortgage
  • Daniel Norman, Managing Director and Group Head, Voya Investment Management
  • Laura Parrott, Senior Director, TIAA-CREF
  • Dash Robinson, Head of Residential Mortgage Finance Structuring and Lending, Wells Fargo
  • Dennis Schuh, Chief Originations Officer, Starwood Property Trust
  • Kunal Singh, Managing Director, JPMorgan
  • Dee Dee Sklar, Managing Director and Head of Subscription Finance, Wells Fargo
  • Matthew Skurbe, Managing Director in Finance and Treasurer, Blackstone
  • Mary Touchstone, Head of Funds Finance Practice, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
  • Michael Williamson, Chief Executive Officer, Clearhaven Capital
  • Robert Wood, Managing Director, Bank of America