Chris Siderys is an associate in Waller Lansden’s Finance and Restructuring practice. His practice focuses on bankruptcy and corporate restructuring matters, commercial finance transactions. Additionally, Mr. Siderys provides guidance on bank regulatory matters.
Prior to joining Waller Lansden, Mr. Siderys served as a legal counsel with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in Washington, DC. In this role, Mr. Siderys assisted in the closing of a $307 billion financial institution and handled credit derivative products held by the bank. He also supported the implementation of the FDIC’s capital purchase program under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and earned an FDIC merit award for his analysis of mortgage reform legislation. In addition, Mr. Siderys was a member of the working group that developed the Recordkeeping Requirements for Qualified Financial Contracts; Proposed Rule and Notice and the Final Rule.
Prior to attending law school, Mr. Siderys gained commercial finance experience at Bank One in Chicago where as a credit analyst, associate underwriter and underwriting officer he negotiated and structured credit facilities and managed credit exposure of more than $200 million.
Mr. Siderys is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of Virginia.
Education
J.D., University of Cincinnati, 2007
Book Review Editor, Immigration and Nationality Law Review
Executive Director, Tenant Information Project
M.B.A., International Finance, DePaul University, 2000
B.A., Political Science and History, Indiana University, 1996
Clerkships and Previous Affiliations
Honors Attorney, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in Washington, DC., 2007-2009
Legal Intern, General Electric Company, GE-Aviation Commercial Operations Division, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2006-2007
Judicial Extern to the Hon. J. Jeffrey Hopkins, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2006
Legal Intern, The E.W. Scripps Company, General Counsel’s Office, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2005
Credit Analyst, Associate Underwriter and Underwriting Officer,
Bank One, Chicago, Illinois, 2000-2004
Professional Activities
Member, New York and American Bar Associations
Member, Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
