Alexander Shapiro is Co-Chair of the firm’s Corporate department and Co-Chair of the firm's Structured Finance Workouts and Litigation Group. His practice focuses primarily on the representation of hedge funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors in connection with workouts and disputes involving structured finance transactions, including RMBS, CMBS, CLOs and student loans. He has also represented numerous clients in a variety of industries in connection with registered equity and debt offerings, tender offers, going private transactions, Rule 144A offerings, private placements of debt and equity securities, acquisitions involving public and privately-held companies, and other complex commercial transactions.

Mr. Shapiro is ranked by Chambers USA in the area of Securities: Institutional Plaintiffs: Mainly RMBS Litigation. Clients told Chambers, "He is thoughtful, creative and responsive to client questions."

Representative Matters

Leading Global Insurance Company

Representation of leading global insurance company in its capacity as RMBS investor in connection with a dispute about the interpretation of transaction documents governing cashflows in hundreds of RMBS trusts.

CRE Borrower

Representation of CRE borrower in connection with negotiations with CMBS investors, Special Servicer and Trustee relating to a securitized loan.

Multiple RMBS Investors

Representation of multiple RMBS investors in connection with negotiation, structuring and documentation of dozens of separate settlements relating to RMBS representation and warranty litigation.

Hedge Fund and Financial Guaranty Insurer

Representation of a hedge fund and financial guaranty insurance company in connection with several disputes about the proper treatment of settlement payments involving hundreds of RMBS trusts.

Multiple RMBS Investors

Representation of multiple RMBS investors in connection with claims against RMBS trustees for failure to prosecute representation and warranty litigation with respect to dozens of RMBS trusts.

Financial Guaranty Insurers
Representation of five financial guaranty insurers in connection with more than 100 separate RMBS transactions, including analysis of rights and remedies, review and evaluation of third-party performance, assessment and negotiation of repurchase (put-back) claims, waterfall disputes, amendment of transaction documents to restructure servicing arrangements, litigation, and negotiated settlements, culminating in recoveries of more than $6.5 billion.

Outdoor Advertising Company
Representation of an international out-of-home advertising company in connection with the largest franchise contract ever awarded by a municipality for installation, maintenance and advertising on street furniture.

Venture Capital Fund
Sale of a leading provider of enterprise instant messaging services.

Swiss Medical Technology Company
Strategic equity investment and distribution agreement with U.S. consumer medical device company.

Leading Education Services Company
Sale of $10 million of preferred stock in PIPE transaction; acquisition of assets of web-based solutions provider; Initial Public Offering; sale of $27 million of preferred stock in private placement to venture capital investors; consummation of pre-IPO corporate reorganization; general corporate and securities representation.

Consumer Products Company
$60 million acquisition and revolving credit facility; acquisition of consumer products division of competitor; $20 million mezzanine acquisition financing; $40 million term loan acquisition facility.

Global Conservation Organization
Acquisition of extensive undeveloped real property in South America.

Web-based Medical Information Provider
Initial Public Offering.

Medical Marketing Company
Acquisition of assets of division of clinical research organization.

Inter Dealer Broker
Multiple private placements of debt securities and general corporate representation.

Marketing Communications Company
Consummation of $125 million private placement of common stock in connection with pre-IPO restructuring of 25 affiliated companies; acquisitions of specialty marketing companies; general corporate representation; initial public offering filing; sale of company.

Leading Financial Publisher
Acquisition of market data company; sale of magazine publishing company.

Leading Media Company
Acquisition of specialty magazine publishing company.

Leading Investment Bank
Public offering of $200 million of high-yield debt securities of cable provider.

Real Estate Investment Trust
Numerous public offerings of equity securities; general corporate and securities representation.

Leading Investment Bank
Public offering of $150 million of high-yield debt securities of pharmaceutical device manufacturer.

Leading Investment Bank
Numerous public offerings of equity securities of real estate investment trust.

Bar Admissions

• New York

Education

• New York University School of Law (J.D., 1994)
  • Member, Journal of International Law and Politics
• New York University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991)
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Activities and Experience

MEMBERSHIPS: American Bar Association; Association of the Bar of the City of New York

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