Michael A. Calandra Jr.

Michael Calandra Jr. is a partner in Alston & Bird’s Finance Group in the New York office. He represents buyers and lenders in repurchase, warehousing and other secured lending facilities in relation to residential and commercial mortgage loans, securities, servicing rights and other financial assets.

He also structures financing platforms secured by nonperforming mortgage loans and residential real property and gestation facilities for the origination of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae mortgage backed securities.

He has experience in structuring investment vehicles for the purchase of residential and commercial mortgage loans, manufactured housing, student loans, tax liens and other receivables, the structures of which include the formation and administration of Delaware statutory trusts.

He also counsels buyers and sellers of residential and commercial mortgage loans, servicing rights, tax liens, home equity lines of credit and reverse mortgage loans.

Bar Admissions :  New York

Education:

•  Pace University (J.D., 2005)
•  Fordham University (B.A., 2002)