Frank Polverino

T.+1 212 504 6820
frank.polverino@cwt.com
200 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281 V-CARD

Overview
Insights and events

Frank Polverino advises investment banks, financial institutions and government-sponsored enterprises on securitization and structured finance transactions including CMBS, credit risk transfers, structured mortgage and mezzanine loan participations, and other asset-backed financings.

His practice includes advising on public and private securitisations involving commercial and residential mortgage loans, utilising a range of structures including pass-through, debt and offshore transactions. He works with issuers, underwriters and loan sellers, and also advises on credit risk transfer transactions and risk-linked securities offerings.

Frank brings extensive experience across securitisation markets, providing commercially focused advice on complex and evolving transaction structures.

Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America – Securitization and Structured Finance Law (2022–present)

NEWS

News Releases

Cadwalader Recognized Across Multiple Categories in the GlobalCapital 2026 U.S. Securitization Awards
March 20, 2026
Cadwalader Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2026
August 21, 2025
Cadwalader Shortlisted for 2024 Financial Times Innovative Lawyers North America Awards
October 10, 2024
Cadwalader Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2025
August 15, 2024
Cadwalader Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2024
August 17, 2023
Cadwalader Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2023
August 18, 2022
Cadwalader Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2022
August 19, 2021
Cadwalader Advises on Award-winning Insurance-linked Securities Transaction
June 21, 2019
Cadwalader Advises on Pair of Insurance-linked Securities Transactions Shortlisted for 2019 Trading Risk Awards
April 29, 2019
Cadwalader Continues Dominance in 2018 Midyear Commercial MBS Legal Advisory Tables
July 27, 2018
Cadwalader Named 2018 CMBS Law Firm of the Year by GlobalCapital
June 07, 2018
Cadwalader Advises on Pair of Insurance-linked Securities Transactions Shortlisted for 2018 Trading Risk Awards
May 02, 2018
Cadwalader Advises on Several Deals Shortlisted for 2017 Trading Risk Awards
March 23, 2017
Cadwalader Extends Lead in Commercial MBS Legal Advisory Tables
July 26, 2016
Cadwalader Named CMBS Law Firm of the Year by GlobalCapital
June 01, 2016
Cadwalader Reaffirms Market-Leading Position in CMBS Representations
February 05, 2016
Cadwalader Holds Position Atop Commercial MBS Representation Rankings
August 21, 2015
Cadwalader Retains Top Spot in Commercial MBS Representations
January 30, 2015
Cadwalader's Capital Markets Group Retains Top Spot in CMBS Representations
July 25, 2014
Cadwalader Recognized as Best Securitization Law Firm by GlobalCapital
June 23, 2014
Cadwalader Tops Mortgage-Backed Securities Tables in The American Lawyer 2014 Corporate Scorecard
April 14, 2014
Cadwalader Tops List of CMBS Law Firm Representations—Again
February 07, 2014

Recent Press

Cadwalader Retains Top Spot in Commercial MBS Representations
January 23, 2015
Cadwalader Continues to Dominate Law-Firm Ranking
July 25, 2014
Cadwalader Remains Top CMBS Legal Advisor
February 07, 2014
Cadwalader Still Top CMBS Law Firm
July 26, 2013

RESOURCES

Clients & Friends Memos

The SEC Announces New Filer Access Procedures for EDGAR
November 12, 2024
SEC Re-Proposes a Rule Prohibiting Conflicts of Interest in Certain Securitizations
February 09, 2023
A Tale of Two Continents - European CMBS v U.S. CMBS & CRE CLOs
July 11, 2019
Final Credit Risk Retention Requirements for Asset-Backed Securities Transactions
October 30, 2014
Risk Retention for Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities: Fact Sheet
October 29, 2014
Potential Impact of New SEC Rules on Cell Tower Securitizations
September 30, 2014
New Rules for Third-Party Due Diligence Reports for Asset-Backed Securities
September 09, 2014
At Long Last—SEC Adopts Final Regulation AB II
September 05, 2014
SEC Adopts Regulation AB II
August 28, 2014
The Volcker Rule’s Impact on Banking Entities’ Ownership and Sponsorship of Structured Finance and Securitization Transactions
December 17, 2013
Reproposed Credit Risk Retention Requirements for Asset-Backed Securities Transactions
September 13, 2013
Risk Retention for Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities: Re-Proposal Fact Sheet
August 31, 2013
The Application of Commodity Pool Rules to Insurance Linked Securities
October 15, 2012
The Volcker Rule’s Impact on Financial Institutions’ Ownership and Sponsorship of Structured Finance and Securitization Transactions
November 03, 2011
SEC Proposes a New Rule Prohibiting Conflicts of Interest in Securitizations
October 04, 2011
SEC Seeks Public Comment On Treatment of Asset-Backed Issuers under the Investment Company Act
September 13, 2011
SEC Re-Proposes Shelf Eligibility Conditions for Asset-Backed Securities
August 16, 2011
SEC Re-proposal of Shelf Eligibility Conditions for Asset-Backed Securities and Applicability to Insurance-Linked Securities
August 04, 2011
SEC Proposed Rules Regarding Third-Party Due Diligence Disclosure
July 08, 2011
The Dodd-Frank Act: How It Impacts Specific Institutions, Entities and Transactions
June 22, 2011
Proposed Credit Risk Retention Requirements for Asset-Backed Securities Transactions
April 06, 2011
SEC Issues Final Rules for New Disclosure Requirements Regarding Representations and Warranties in Asset-Backed Securities Offerings
February 01, 2011
SEC Issues Final Rules Regarding Diligence and Disclosure in ABS Offerings
February 01, 2011
S&P Reconsiders De-Linked Rating for Bank-Sponsored Securitizations That Fall Outside FDIC’s Final Safe Harbor Rule
November 22, 2010
S&P Likely to Refuse De-Linked Ratings for Bank-Sponsored Securitizations That Fail to Meet FDIC’s Final Safe Harbor Rule
October 27, 2010
Art. 122a: Risk Retention for Securitisations with European Credit Institution Investors
October 27, 2010
SEC Proposes New Rules Regarding Diligence and Disclosure in ABS Offerings
October 26, 2010
SEC Proposes New Disclosure Requirements Regarding Representations and Warranties in Asset-Backed Securities Offerings
October 18, 2010
FDIC Adopts Final Securitization Safe Harbor Rule
October 11, 2010
FDIC Approves Final Securitization Safe Harbor
September 28, 2010
SEC Releases Timetable for Rulemaking and Reporting for Asset-Backed Securities under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
September 22, 2010
The EU Commission Proposes Onerous Requirements for Rated Structured Finance Instruments
July 22, 2010
Insurance Reforms Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
July 20, 2010
Reforms to the Asset-Backed Securitization Process and the Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
July 20, 2010
Securitization Reforms: What is the Current State of Play?
May 26, 2010
FDIC Seeks “Stronger, Sustainable Securitizations” by Imposing Additional Conditions to Eligibility for Securitization Safe Harbor
May 21, 2010
SEC Proposes Significant Enhancements to Regulation of Asset-Backed Securities
April 20, 2010
SEC Announces Proposal to Significantly Enhance the Regulation of Asset-Backed Securities
April 07, 2010
New U.S. Covered Bond Legislation Introduced
March 25, 2010
Interim Final Rule Interpreting The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 Takes Effect
March 05, 2010
Recent Changes to SEC Rating Agency Reform Impose Burdensome Requirements on Structured Products Participants
March 03, 2010
The Revised FDIC Securitization Safe Harbor Rule; The FDIC Responds to Changes in GAAP Accounting Rules with Proposed Sweeping Regulation of Bank Securitization Structures
December 22, 2009
Securitization Reform Proposals: The Credit Risk Retention Act of 2009 and the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009
December 17, 2009
Treasury Department Guidance Issued on Modification of Securitized Commercial Mortgage Loans
September 16, 2009
Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009
August 20, 2009
GGP Bankruptcy Court Denies Motions to Dismiss Twenty Property Level Bankruptcy Cases as Bad Faith Filings
August 13, 2009
Obama Administration Releases Legislative Language Regarding Asset-Backed Securitization
July 23, 2009
UPDATE: TALF for Legacy CMBS: New York Fed Clarifies Requirements and Procedures as Initial Legacy CMBS Subscription Date Approaches
July 13, 2009
Obama Proposal for Regulatory Reform as It Relates to OTC Derivatives Markets
June 22, 2009
The Obama Administration’s Financial Regulatory Reform Proposal
June 22, 2009
The Obama Administration’s Financial Regulatory Reform Proposal and Its Impact on the Securitization Markets
June 22, 2009
Obama Administration’s Financial Regulatory Reform Proposal Introduced
June 17, 2009
Lenders File Motions to Dismiss Twenty-One General Growth Properties Bankruptcy Cases as Bad Faith Filings
June 04, 2009
TALF for Legacy CMBS: New York Fed Releases Terms and Conditions and FAQs
May 20, 2009
General Growth Properties Bankruptcy Court Enters Final Order on Cash Collateral, Cash Management, and DIP Financing Issues
May 18, 2009
General Growth Properties Bankruptcy Court Defers Final Ruling on Cash Collateral, Cash Management and DIP Financing Issues
May 11, 2009
TALF for New-Issue CMBS: New York Fed Releases Terms and Conditions, FAQs and Revised TALF FAQs
May 02, 2009
Making Home Affordable Expanded to Second Lien Mortgages and to Incorporate Hope for Homeowners
May 01, 2009
Treasury, Federal Reserve, & FDIC Credit and Liquidity Programs
April 23, 2009
Treasury Extends Deadline for PPIP Fund Manager Applications; Releases Additional Guidance on Legacy Securities Portion of PPIPs
April 06, 2009
UPDATE: Understanding the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF”)
March 27, 2009
The Public-Private Investment Program; Treasury’s Plan to Cleanse Legacy Assets from Banks’ Balance Sheets
March 26, 2009
Obama Administration Releases Details of the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan
March 10, 2009
Understanding the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF”)
March 04, 2009
New Bankruptcy Cram Down and Foreclosure Prevention Legislation Introduced
February 26, 2009
Highlights of the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan
February 24, 2009
Treasury’s Financial Stability Plan Increases Access to Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)
February 10, 2009
Legislation Affecting the REMIC Status of Existing Mortgage Securitization Transactions
February 05, 2009

Articles

Bankruptcy Cramdown And Its Impact On Private-Label RMBS
February 10, 2009
What are Covered Bonds and Why Should Anyone Care?
February 02, 2009

Events

CREFC Annual Conference 2025
June 09, 2025
SFVegas 2020
February 23, 2020
CREFC Miami 2020
January 13, 2020
SFIG Vegas 2019
February 24, 2019
24th Annual ABS East Conference
September 23, 2018
SFIG Vegas 2018
February 25, 2018
New Developments in Securitization 2016
December 14, 2016
PLI's New Developments in Securitization 2015
December 10, 2015
Trading Risk New York Rendez-Vous 2014 'The Brave New World'
October 16, 2014
SFIG ABS Vegas
January 21, 2014
CRE Financial Council January 2014 Conference
January 13, 2014
Trading Risk New York Rendez-Vous
October 15, 2013
The 19th Annual ABS East 2013
October 06, 2013
CRE Finance Council’s January 2013 Conference
January 14, 2013
Trading Risk New York Rendez-Vous 2012
October 18, 2012

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