Chris Witeck represents financial services entities in negotiating a wide variety of corporate transactions, including company M&A, asset purchases, and critical vendor and other third-party relationships. His clients include banks, mortgage companies and servicers, marketplace and other lenders, fintech and emerging payments providers, and other business entities in the financial services industry.
Mr. Witeck has an active financial services mergers and acquisition practice, focusing on transactions that involve regulatory risks and concerns or novel structures at the forefront of industry trends. He also represents buyers and sellers of mortgage loans and other consumer lending assets, including interests such as mortgage servicing rights. He regularly negotiates many varieties of servicing and subservicing contracts.
Mr. Witeck advises clients on outsourcing, joint venture, and bank partner agreements, particularly in the fintech and e-commerce arena, providing years of experience addressing “true lender” issues. He also advises clients on loan repurchase and indemnity matters as well as corporate governance and compliance matters.
His regulatory practice focuses on advising lenders and servicers on matters involving the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), including affiliated business arrangements, portfolio retention transactions, and vendor management issues. He is also a leading counselor to loan sellers on Regulation AB requirements.
Before attending law school, Mr. Witeck worked at the U.S. Department of State. Mr. Witeck received his J.D. from Georgetown University and his B.A. from the University of Virginia. He is a Partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.
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