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Michael Ruder has earned a reputation as a trusted advisor to financial services companies for innovative real estate capital markets transactions and other securitizations.
Michael frequently represents issuers, underwriters and loan sellers in connection with agency and private label commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) securitizations, including single-asset/single-borrower (SASB) transactions. He has securitized CMBS loans secured by a variety of property types, including multifamily, office, retail, hospitality, industrial and assisted living. Michael has experience with securitizations involving hybrid ARM mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, junior liens, tax-exempt loans, participation interests and future funding. He has counseled new entrants into both the agency CMBS and private label CMBS space, and is experienced with the formation of securitization depositors. He also advises on regulatory compliance matters related to securitizations, including Exchange Act Rule 15Ga-1 and Rule 192.
Michael Ruder is a trusted advisor to financial services companies on innovative real estate capital markets transactions and securitizations. Michael advises issuers, underwriters, and loan sellers on commercial mortgage-backed securitizations, including agency CMBS and private label CMBS and single-asset/single-borrower (SASB) transactions. Michael is a leading attorney in the GSE multifamily securitization space, having worked on hundreds of agency CMBS offerings and having helped to create the legal structures and documentation for multiple successful issuance programs in that space. His work spans a broad range of property types, including multifamily, office, retail, hospitality, industrial, and assisted living assets.
His practice covers the full range of CMBS loan types, including hybrid ARM mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, junior liens, tax-exempt loans, participation interests, and loans with future funding. His work spans a broad range of property types, including multifamily, office, retail, hospitality, industrial, and assisted living assets. Michael advises on regulatory compliance matters related to securitizations and is an expert on Exchange Act Rule 15Ga-1 compliance. He has counseled new entrants into both agency and private label CMBS markets, including on the formation of securitization depositors.
In addition to his core securitization practice, Michael advises clients on sustainable finance matters, including green bonds, social bonds, sustainability frameworks, second party opinions, and C-PACE. He has acted as underwriters' counsel on Rule 144A securitizations of commercial property-assessed clean energy assessments, bringing together his structured finance and sustainability expertise to support clients in this developing market.
Michael is an active contributor to market discussions on sustainable finance and securities regulation, having co-authored work on green bond standardization published in the International Financial Law Review and written on SEC climate risk regulation for Columbia Law School's CLS Blue Sky Blog.
Recognition
- Charlotte Business Journal – 40 Under 40 (2024)
- Law360 – Rising Star, Structured Finance (2023)
- CREFC – 20 Under 40 (inaugural) (2022)
- National Law Review – Go-To Thought Leader, Securities Law (2022)
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch – Securities/Capital Markets Law (inaugural) (2021)
