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ASSET SERVICING AND STRUCTURED FINANCE
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Our Experts bring unparalleled knowledge and insight to support clients in navigating complex structured finance transactions and asset servicing matters.

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Our team of experts offers authoritative guidance and testimony across a wide range of functions, including trustee and indenture trustee roles, custodian and sub-custodian duties, collateral and fund administration, calculation agent services, and both master and special servicer responsibilities. Backed by extensive industry experience, SEDA Experts is committed to delivering precise, informed assessments tailored to meet the rigorous demands of litigation and dispute resolution.

SEDA Experts has an exclusive team of experts with extensive experience in asset servicing, including but not limited to indenture trustee, custodian and sub-custodian, collateral administration, fund administration, calculation agent and bank agent, master servicer and special servicer services, among other.



EXPERTISE

Custody Services

Our team's experience encompasses various facets of custody services, including safekeeping, trade processing, trade capture, and settlement. We are well-versed in managing cash accounts, securities trade and settlement, premises and off-premises safekeeping, and reporting. Our expertise extends to policies, procedures, internal operational controls, regulatory guidelines, and industry-standard practices required by global custodians to ensure the control and safekeeping of customer assets, thereby mitigating custody risk and potential asset losses. Our experts provided expert reports and testimony on matters involving alleged failure by the custodian to perform its duties and responsibilities in accordance with both the contractual and transaction governing documents, as well as with best market practices and regulation.

Indenture Trustee Services

Collateral Administration and Fund Administration Services

Mortgage Servicer and Special Servicer

Mortgage Insurance Guaranty and Monoline Insurance


RELATED EXPERTS

Peter U. Vinella, Ph.D.

Peter U. Vinella, Ph.D.

Bio

Managing Director, Advisor to the Board

Peter U. Vinella has more than 30 years of experience in the financial industry as a consultant and an executive with leading financial institutions. Mr. Vinella has extensive testifying experience acting as an expert for both plaintiff and defendant, involving more than 25 matters and including seven cases with more than $1 billion at stake.

Former 

Berkeley Research Group - Managing director

Wilmington Trust Conduit Services, LLC - President and CEO

Expertise

Trading and Investments, Risk Management, Operations, FinTech and Project Management, Quantitative Analysis, Custody, Trust, and Fund Administration, Repo and Securities Lending

Dr. Mark Calabria

Dr. Mark Calabria

Bio

Managing Director

Dr. Mark Calabria served as the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as a member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, and as a senior member of the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.

Former

Federal Housing Finance Agency - Director

The White House - Chief Economist to the Vice President

Expertise

Federal Economic Policy,  Residential Finance Markets, Consumer Finance Markets, Prudential and Financial Regulation, SIFIs Supervision, Housing Market Regulation

Mark J. Buono

Mark J. Buono

Bio

Managing Director

Mark Buono is a CMBS and CRE industry pioneer. He is a former Managing Director at Goldman Sachs where he held various roles in the commercial real estate business for 20 years, and a Managing Director and CRE Portfolio Manager at the Global Atlantic Financial Group. He is an expert in CMBS, CRE CDOs, and REITs, CRE Portfolio Management, and Risk Management.

Former 

Goldman Sachs  - Managing Director, Special Asset Group

Freddie Mac - Vice President, Mortgage Trading

Expertise

CMBS, CRE CDOs, and REITs, Commercial Real Estate Lending, CRE Portfolio Management, CRE Portfolio Risk Management

Jason Cave

Jason Cave

Bio

Managing Director

Jason Cave has over 30 years of financial regulatory experience, starting as a bank examiner and holding positions at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Federal Housing Finance Agency, promoting stability across banking, mortgage finance, and serving as the FDIC’s representative on the Basel Committee.

Former 

FHFA - Deputy Director, Division of Conservatorship Oversight and Readiness/Chief Fintech

FDIC - Executive Leader-Crisis Management and Response

Expertise

Bank Supervision Financial Regulation Mortgage Finance Fintech Governance, Risk and Compliance

Robert Almanas

Robert Almanas

Bio

Managing Director

In a 35 year career in financial services, Robert Almanas has held a variety of management positions in firms representing the various transaction banking and post-trade functions associated with cross-border financial activity: global custody, correspondent banking, contract administration, asset management administration, local market custody, and market infrastructure.

Former 

State Street - Senior Vice President Global Operations

Harvard Management Company - Managing Director

Expertise

Global Custody, Asset Management Administration, Contract Administration, Local Market Custody, Market Infrastructure

Damiano Colnago

Damiano Colnago

Bio

Managing Partner

Damiano Colnago is the co-founder of SEDA Experts LLC. He specializes in custody and trustee services, and collateral administration. His expertise includes banking operation, collateralized debt obligations, fund of funds, derivatives , asset-backed securities (ABS), mortgage backed securities (MBS), syndicated loans, and cryptocurrencies.

Former 

Wilmington Trust Conduit Services, LLC. - Deputy Head of CDO Risk and Compliance

Expertise

Structured Finance, Collateral Administration, Trustee & Custody Services, Funds operations, Derivatives

Jeanette Jin, Ph.D.

Jeanette Jin, Ph.D.

Bio

Managing Director

With three decades of experience working in the financial services industry as a senior executive, Dr. Jin has gained a deep knowledge of the industry’s customs, practices, and standards of care. Dr. Jin has provided expert testimony and advisory services on more than fifty matters involving cryptocurrencies, MBS, derivatives, alternative investments, risk management and corporate trust services.

Former 

Berkeley Research Group - Managing Director

Wilmington Trust Conduit Services - Chief Operating Officer, SVP

Expertise

Private Equity Investment, Fund Management, Securitization, Derivative Trading and Valuation, Asset Management, Trust services, Collateral administration, Risk Management

Sergio C. Godinho

Sergio C. Godinho

Bio

Managing Partner

Sergio Godinho is the co-founder of SEDA Experts LLC and the former Head of CDO Risk and Compliance at Wilmington Trust. He is a senior professional with diversified experience in both the financial services industry, as well as providing advice in litigation, dispute resolution, mediation, and business consulting matters, including class actions and class certifications.

Former 

Wilmington Trust Conduit Services, LLC. - Head of CDO Risk and Compliance

Expertise

Structured Finance, Collateral Administration, Trustee Services, Custody Services, Syndicated Loans

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