John J. Dedyo is a partner in the New York office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. He represents issuers, underwriters, agents, credit enhancers, rating agencies and investors in all aspects of privately placed and publicly offered securitization transactions.
Mr. Dedyo has experience in the securitization of a broad range of asset types, including auto loans, rental car fleets, credit card receivables, US and foreign trade receivables, factoring receivables, commercial loans, high-yield bonds, equipment leases, healthcare receivables, home equity loans, cross-border electronic money transfers, mutual fund fees, lottery prizes, structured settlements, life settlements, repurchase agreements and residual interests in securitizations. He has participated in structuring commercial paper conduits, master trusts, grantor trusts and owner trusts and other forms of domestic and offshore special purpose vehicles.
Mr. Dedyo has experience in restructuring asset-backed securities (ABS), commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) and other structured finance transactions, including structured investment vehicles (SIVs) and extendable commercial paper conduits.
Mr. Dedyo’s published writings include: "Utilizing Structured Financing Techniques” in Reorganizing Failing Businesses, Revised Edition (2006), “Fed Expands TALF to Include Legacy CMBS” (The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (2009)), and “Public-Private Investment Program – Potential Opportunities for Investors” (The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (2009)).
Mr. Dedyo is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer in Capital Markets – Securitisation by Chambers USA and Chambers Global.
Mr. Dedyo received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1985 and his law degree from Stanford Law School in 1989.