Charles A. Sweet

Charlie is a member of the Board of Directors of the Structured Finance Association (the trade association for the securitization market). He has served as a co-chair of the SFA’s Legal Counsel Committee and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences.  Charlie has represented the SFA and other financial industry groups in their responses to many of the regulatory changes in the structured finance area since the financial crisis, including LIBOR transition, Regulation AB II, and the Dodd-Frank credit risk retention rules.  He was the original author of The Federal Securities Law of Asset-Backed Securities (Bloomberg BNA).

Charlie also has a background in other federal securities law and general corporate matters, in industries extending from banking to technology. His corporate practice has emphasized public offerings and private placements of securities, but he also has broad experience in other types of transactions, including repurchase and debt facilities, tender offers, mergers and acquisitions, and partnerships and joint ventures.

At the University of Texas School of Law, Charlie was a member of the Order of the Coif, a member of the Chancellors (the school’s highest honorary organization) and an associate editor of the Texas Law Review. He is a member of the American Bar Association.