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Practice Area
Corporate Finance and Capital Markets
Robert A. Walder is a partner in Seward & Kissel's Corporate Finance group. Mr. Walder has practiced at the firm since 1978, and has been a partner since 1987.
Mr. Walder specializes in the areas of corporate finance and asset securitization, with a particular emphasis on commercial paper financing. He frequently represents investment banking firms which act as dealers, placement agents and advisors, issuers, issuing and paying agents and credit enhancers in a wide variety of commercial paper financing programs including direct issued, credit supported and asset-backed commercial paper. Mr. Walder participated in the structuring of a number of the earliest receivables and loan-backed commercial paper programs in the securitization area.
Mr. Walder frequently represents domestic and foreign bank clients and the special purpose conduits which they sponsor in connection with a wide variety of securitization transactions involving many diverse asset types including trade receivables, credit card receivables, equipment lease receivables, motor vehicle lease receivables, delinquent tax receivables, lottery award receivables, pharmaceutical receivables, oil and gas receivables and commercial loans.
Mr. Walder received a B.S. degree from Cornell University in 1975, and a J.D. degree, cum laude, from Cornell University in 1978. Mr. Walder was admitted to the New York Bar in 1979. He is a member of the America | 