Sean Connery

Partner

New York

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SConnery@perkinscoie.com

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Sean represents corporate trust companies and banking clients in a range of capital markets transactions.

Sean Connery’s practice handles transactions including corporate and municipal debt issuances, project finance, structured finance, loan facilities, and secured and asset-backed lending.

Sean advises corporate trustees and agents on bond and loan default scenarios, Chapter 11 and 7 bankruptcy proceedings, and commercial litigation. Clients also seek Sean’s advice on restructuring, litigation preparedness, and avoidance issues.

Areas of focus

Industries

Blockchain & Digital Assets

Financial Institutions

Services

Corporate Law

Financial Transactions

Education & Credentials

Education

St. John's University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2005
Wagner College, B.S., cum laude, 2002

Bar and Court Admissions

New York

Related Employment

Pryor Cashman LLP, New York, NY, Associate, 2005-2012

Professional Recognition

Listed in Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star," 2014 - 2020

Impact

Professional Leadership

Structured Finance Industry Group, Blockchain Task Force, Member

Community Involvement

Rebuilding Together NYC, Board Member

Professional Experience

Experience

Enforced repurchase obligations of originators, depositors, and sellers of mortgage loans in residential mortgage-backed securitizations, including serving as corporate counsel to a corporate trust client in connection with initiating and prosecuting litigation against a residential mortgaged-back securities (RMBS) sponsor at the direction of RMBS certificate investors.
Advised corporate trust clients with respect to structured finance related case law developments and the possible implications.
Analyzed and responded to requests and litigation threats by bond and trust certificate investors.
Analyzed the implications of the bankruptcy filings of a major investment bank and its related entities in connection with collateralized debt obligations, mortgage-backed securities, and financial derivatives (including interest rate swaps and credit default swaps).
Filed proofs of claim and protected the rights of certificate holders of mortgage-backed securitizations and collateralized debt obligations in which bankrupt entities owe potential obligations to holders. This included obtaining bankruptcy court approval of settlement protocol amounts relating to an originator’s repurchase obligations to a mortgage-backed securitization trust.
Considered the implications of a counterparty’s bankruptcy on financial derivatives (including interest rate swaps and credit default swaps) and any obligations of a trustee that may arise.