Faculty Bios

Fred A. Summer
A.B., Harvard University, cum laude, 1968;
J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, University of Michigan, 1973.

Fred A. Summer focuses his practice on securities and corporate finance matters such as public offerings, 1934 Act compliance antitrust counseling, and all forms of structured finance transactions including asset securitization, trust preferred securities and REIT preferred securities. He heads the firm’s securities law group. He also is involved regularly in asset securitization transactions and whole loan sales involving student loans, auto loans, credit card receivables and home equity loans.

Mr. Summer is a member of the American Bar Association’s Federal Regulation of Securities Committee and its Structured Financing Subcommittee. He is also a member of the Ohio State Bar Association’s Corporation Law Committee and the Columbus Bar Association’s Securities Law Committee.

E-mail Professor Summer at fsummer@ssd.com.