Loan Underwriting Expert Witnesses

San Anselmo, California

Real Estate, Banking - damages, mortgages/lending, Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), loan underwriting, sub-prime lending, foreclosures/workouts, real estate syndications/limited partnerships, real estate development, appraisals-real estate, due diligence-loans and properties, forensic economics, real estate brokerage

Dr. D'Andrea has been involved in real estate consulting, finance, investment, management, development, and/or brokerage for more than 25 years. His clients have included investment banks, institutional investors and some of the largest financial institutions and most prestigious law firms in the country. His broad range of experience in property and portfolio analysis, real estate finance, business strategies, and forecasting provide a strong foundation for his expert witness practice. Dr. D’Andrea is a seasoned expert, having provided trial and deposition testimony, reports and declarations. Dr. D'Andrea's expertise has been particularly beneficial to counsel when engaged either pre-litigation or in its early stages. He has assisted in succinct evaluation of case merits, reviewing documents for key provisions, discovery requests, examination preparation prior to and during depositions, and settlement negotiations.

Los Angeles, California

Banking, Real Estate - Automated Valuation Models/AVMs, Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities/RMBS, Mortgage Lending/Originations, Lending Practices, Loan Underwriting, Mortgage Servicing, Mortgage Banking, Fraud, Valuation/Appraisal, foreclosures/Loan Modifications, Trade Secrets/Misappropriation, Mortgage Insurance/MI

Executive leader with more than 20 years of experience in business strategy, operations, and fiscal excellence for major banking and lending corporations. I have served as an expert witness in over 40 cases and submitted comprehensive written reports on complex matters that were presented to the courts in layman terms. Disputes have argued the following issues: * The 2008 Financial Crisis Involving Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) * Misappropriation of Trade Secrets * Predatory Lending * Multiple County Tax Assessors * Environmental Contamination and Real Estate Valuation Stigma * Loan Origination / Employment Compensation Topics covered included: * Real Estate Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) * Intellectual Property (IP) / Software Source Code Theft * Errant Lending Practices * Mortgage Fraud * Loan Servicing * Foreclosures * Loan Modifications * Loan Workouts * Real Estate Owned (REO...

Los Angeles, California

Real Estate, Financial - Commercial Real Estate Finance, Mortgage, Debt, Lender, Borrower, Interest Rate, Loan Terms, Bankruptcy, CMBS, Bank, Alter Ego, Lender Liability, Loan Underwriting, Loan Origination, Joint Ventures, Structured Finance, Intercreditor, Fiduciary Duty, Brokerage Issues, Loan Servicing

I am an expert in commercial real estate finance with over 40 years of experience. I have arranged over $11 billion in financing for my developer and investor clients. I work as an active professional arranging capital placement for my clients. Therefore, I am well-versed in commercial real estate finance and related issues, as well as the current and past state of the capital markets. With over 25 years of expert witness experience, I have served as an expert witness or consultant on over three hundred matters, given deposition testimony over 150 times, and trial testimony 100 +/- times in Federal, State, and Bankruptcy courts as well as ADR proceedings. Expert testimony Issues include: Chapter 11 Interest rate determination, partnership disputes, lender/borrower disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, alter ego issues, lender liability matters, lender approval process, the suitability of financing, forensic determination of market-rate and terms of financing, economic feasibility...