Partner
Christopher Horn is a partner in the Financial Services Group. He focuses his practice on securities regulation with a particular focus on regulatory issues in securitizations and structured finance. He has experience representing issuers, borrowers, and commercial and investment banks in a variety of public and private asset-backed securities offerings, commercial paper conduit facilities and other forms of financing involving a wide variety of assets. Chris also has experience representing trustees in connection with RMBS litigation and regulatory matters.
Chris frequently advises on the regulatory aspects of securitization and structured finance transactions, with a particular focus on the evolving impact of the Dodd-Frank Act and the U.S. bank regulatory capital rules. He has published numerous articles on structured finance topics and authored multiple comment letters on behalf of clients and industry trade groups relating to the proposed rules under the Dodd-Frank Act and Regulation AB, as well as the U.S. bank regulatory capital rules.
Chris is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and is an active member of the Securitization and Structured Finance Committee of the American Bar Association. Widely recognized for his work with industry associations, Chris routinely works on high-profile projects for the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and the Structured Finance Association (SFA). Chris is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law, where he teaches “The Law of Securitization.”
Chris earned his J.D., cum laude, from University of Illinois College of Law, where he was Associate Editor of University of Illinois Law Review, and his B.A., from Northwestern University. He is admitted to practice in the States of New York and Illinois.