EDUCATION:
- JD University of Michigan
- BA University of Michigan
BAR ADMISSIONS:
- New York
PRACTICE AREAS
- Structured Finance
- Derivatives
- Debt Transactions
PRACTICE AREA LOCATION(S)
- Albany NY
Craig Wolson, Esq.
Of Counsel
Craig brings many years of experience to Tully Rinckey. Among other things, he has negotiated and documented collateralized debt obligations (CDOs)--including many collateralized by commercial mortgage-backed securities and residential mortgage-backed securities--asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) programs, structured investment vehicles (SIVs), collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), collateralized bond obligations (CBOs), structured derivatives, securitized credit-linked notes, securitized equipment leases, securitized railroad license agreements, securitized auto loans, securitized project finance loans, obligations of certified capital companies, credit default swaps (CDS), interest rate swaps, currency swaps and repurchase (“repo”) and reverse repurchase (“reverse repo”) agreements.
Prior to joining Tully Rinckey, Craig was an income partner in the New York City office of a large Philadelphia-based firm and in the Charlotte, N.C. office of a large New York City-based law firm. The latter law firm is noted in particular for its structured finance and derivatives practices.
Craig is often called upon to participate in or moderate various seminars. For instance, in January 2008 he moderated a seminar entitled “The Upheaval in the Subprime Market: The Direct and Indirect Effects of Same on the Structured Finance Market,” which was sponsored by the New York City Bar Association, and in April 2003 he was a featured speaker at a seminar entitled “Securitization of Project Finance Loans” that was sponsored by the New York City Bar Association.
He is also a published author. Articles he has written, co-authored or edited have been published in the Business Lawyer, Law 360, and the Michigan Law Review.
Craig earned his Juris Doctor, with honors, in 1974 from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, where he was an Articles Editor of the Michigan Law Review. Prior to law school, Craig earned his B.A., with highest honors and many awards, including being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Michigan in 1971.
From 2004-2008 he was the chairman of the New York City Bar Association Structured Finance Committee. He has also been a member of the New York City Bar Association Corporation Law Committee, the New York City Bar Association Project Finance Committee, and the New York City Bar Association Securities Regulation Committee; all of these were appointed positions. He has been recognized as a New York Super Lawyer by Law and Politics Magazine and 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.
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