LITIGATION FORUM TRACK: Key State Cases and FAPA

Partner, Bradley

Robert represents financial institutions and mortgage companies across the United States. He has handled matters both at the pre-litigation and initial complaint filing phase as well as being employed during discovery, to depose expert witnesses and at the pre-trial phase to assist the current counsel. On the compliance side, Robert has worked with both legal and business managers for multiple clients to draft and outline procedures in response to pending or new legislation. Robert is a regular speaker at national industry conferences. He is Faculty Fellow with MBA’s School of Mortgage Banking.

Partner, Houser LLP

Massimo is Partner in Houser LLP’s New York and New Jersey offices. Massimo represents corporations, financial institutions, corporate directors and officers and other institutional clients. She has successfully tried cases in both New York and New Jersey. As an active litigator, Massimo represents clients in all aspects of litigation including evidentiary hearings, mediations, depositions, bankruptcy proceedings, discovery disputes and motion hearings. Massimo’s focus is to creatively resolve matters for her clients quickly and efficiently. She also works with clients to develop best practices and legal compliance. A substantial portion of Massimo’s practice is also devoted to Appeals. She has successfully argued before the New York and New Jersey state Appellate Courts and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Before joining Houser, Massimo clerked for the Honorable Joseph L. Yannotti, P.J.A.D. of the New Jersey Appellate Division and was as a litigator at a large, New York firm.

Partner, McCarter & English, LLP

McCarter & English, LLP, partner Adam Swanson helps consumer mortgage lending and servicing clients address legal challenges to enforcing agency and non-agency mortgages and their securitization vehicles and mitigate risk to large residential mortgage portfolios. Adam represents major industry players in claims arising from loan origination, servicing, default servicing, foreclosures, bankruptcy, evictions, and REO properties and advises them on compliance with consumer lending regulations. RMBS industry stakeholders rely on Adam to challenge adverse laws and regulations, and to help mitigate negative impacts on multimillion-dollar RMBS portfolios. Adam is currently engaged in challenging the constitutionality of the retroactive application of New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act.