Mr Michael Rufkahr > Dechert LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile
Dechert LLP Offices
1900 K STREET, NW
WASHINGTON DC 20006
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Mr Michael Rufkahr
Work Department
Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities
Position
Partner
Career
Michael J. Rufkahr’s practice focuses on the tax aspects of financial instruments, structured finance and investment vehicles, particularly with respect to real estate finance and mortgage and asset-backed securitizations.
Mr. Rufkahr has advised sponsors, issuers, credit enhancers and underwriters on the issuance of nearly $1 trillion in mortgage-backed securities issued by real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs) and grantor trusts. Since 1997, Mr. Rufkahr has served as principal outside securitization tax counsel to Fannie Mae in over 1,400 residential mortgage securitizations and mortgage-backed security stripping transactions using REMIC and fixed investment trust structures. He regularly advises investment funds with respect to mortgage-backed security investments, and borrowers, lenders and master and special servicers with respect to loan administration and debt modification tax issues. Mr. Rufkahr is also experienced in matters pertaining to private and publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs).
Mr. Rufkahr advises sponsors, issuers, investors and underwriters with respect to domestic and off-shore collateralized debt obligation (CDO) and collateralized loan obligation (CLO) structures, distressed asset investments, workouts and modifications. He also has extensive experience in asset-backed securitizations of auto receivables, credit card receivables, life settlement contracts and structured settlements. Mr. Rufkahr regularly advises issuers, investors and underwriters with respect to taxation of financial instruments and debt/equity tax classification issues.
Education
- University of Michigan, A.B., 1976
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1979
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Tax > International tax
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds