Knaus, Sarah

Markley, Brian

Waskowicz, Cassidy

Yale University

Yale University EliScholar – A Digital Platform for Scholarly Publishing at Yale YPFS Documents (Series 1) Browse by Media Type 12-1-2010 Markley Email to Waskowicz and Cohen re Use of Mark Adelson Quotes Brian Markley Cassidy Waskowicz Sarah Knaus Follow this and additional works at: https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ypfs-documents Recommended Citation Markley, Brian; Waskowicz, Cassidy; and Knaus, Sarah, "Markley Email to Waskowicz and Cohen re Use of Mark Adelson Quotes" (2010). YPFS Documents (Series 1). 5925. https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ypfs-documents/5925 This Document is brought to you for free and open access by the Browse by Media Type at EliScholar – A Digital Platform for Scholarly Publishing at Yale. It has been accepted for inclusion in YPFS Documents (Series 1) by an authorized administrator of EliScholar – A Digital Platform for Scholarly Publishing at Yale. For more information, please contact elischolar@yale.edu. From: Markley, BrianTo: Cassidy Waskowicz; Gary CohenCc: Sarah Knaus; Sarah Zuckerman; Wernke, Michael J.; Rendell, Rebecca R.; Gordon SheminSubject: RE: Use of Mark Adelson QuotesDate: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 1:36:49 PMCassidy— Thank you for the additional context.  Based on our review of FCIC's recording of the interview, itappears that Mr. Adelson's statement in the third excerpt was made in response to comments by theinterviewer that monoline bond insurers had “backed away” from insuring subprime securizations.  Idon't believe Mr. Adelson was discussing the relationship between CDO Managers and CDO investors,but rather was making a point about an apparent shift from "traditional" mortgage market participants tothose focused more on derivatives and structures.  Can you tell us whether this section of the reportwill reflect that background so that Mr. Adelson's comments are not taken out of context? I would be very happy to discuss at your convenience and can be reached at the number below. Thank you again for the opportunity to provide our views.Regards,  Brian T. Markley Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Eighty Pine Street New York, N.Y. 10005 (212) 701-3230 (tel) (212) 378-2455 (fax) (917) 415-1682 (mobile)     From: Cassidy Waskowicz [mailto:cwaskowicz@fcic.gov] Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 12:16 PMTo: Markley, Brian; Gary CohenCc: Sarah Knaus; Sarah Zuckerman; Wernke, Michael J.; Rendell, Rebecca R.; Gordon SheminSubject: RE: Use of Mark Adelson Quotes Brian, Thank you for your email.  Although the report is still being finalized, please note that thefirst quote referenced in Gary Cohen’s 12/14/2010 letter no longer appears in the report. As for the second quote referenced in that letter, it was made in the context of adiscussion of CDO manager fees.  The final quote referenced in Gary’s letter appears in thecontext of a discussion about the relationship between CDO managers and CDO investors. Please let me know if you have additional questions. Regards,Cassidy Waskowicz Deputy General CounselFinancial Crisis Inquiry Commission1717 Pennsylvania Ave., NW  Suite 800Washington D.C., 20006202 292-2799 main202 292-1350 direct From: Markley, Brian [mailto:MarklB@Cahill.com] Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 2:16 PMTo: Gary CohenCc: Sarah Knaus; Sarah Zuckerman; Cassidy Waskowicz; Wernke, Michael J.; Rendell, RebeccaR.Subject: RE: Use of Mark Adelson Quotes Gary— We were unable to identify the first excerpt on either of the two recordings available on theNetDocuments web site that was established.  Thus, in addition to some context regardingFCIC's use of the quotation, we would appreciate an indication from you of the interview towhich the excerpt relates.  Thank you advance for your consideration. Regards,  Brian T. Markley Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Eighty Pine Street New York, N.Y. 10005 (212) 701-3230 (tel) (212) 378-2455 (fax) (917) 415-1682 (mobile)   From: Markley, Brian Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 5:43 PMTo: 'Gary Cohen'Cc: 'Sarah Knaus'; 'Sarah Zuckerman'; 'Cassidy Waskowicz'; Wernke, Michael J.;Rendell, Rebecca R.Subject: RE: Use of Mark Adelson Quotes Gary— With regard to the first excerpt, Mr. Adelson's title at S&P is Chief Credit Officer.  He'snot usually referred to as a "research analyst".  You also might also consider referringto him in this excerpt as you did in the second, i.e., "then a [Moody's/Nomura] analyst,"assuming the quotation refers to a period when he was with Moody's, Nomura, etc. Generally speaking, it would be helpful if you could provide slightly more context abouthow the first excerpt fits into the report because it's difficult for us to evaluate it in avacuum.   We'll separately go back and listen to the recording of the interview on theweb site you established but any added context you could provide would be helpful. In the second excerpt, I would describe Mr. Adelson's role at Nomura as "structuredfinance analyst" or "head of structured finance analysis."  The point is that he coveredmore than just CDOs.  I would again suggest editing his S&P title to say "Chief CreditOfficer."  The word "risk" does not appear in his title.  Also, the last sentence in thisexcerpt is a fragment and should probably be corrected or paraphrased. We have no comments on the third bullet. Thank you again for sending your letter.  As noted, we would appreciate whateveradditional context you could provide about the first excerpt. Regards,  Brian T. Markley Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Eighty Pine Street New York, N.Y. 10005 (212) 701-3230 (tel) (212) 378-2455 (fax) (917) 415-1682 (mobile)    From: Markley, Brian Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 7:18 PMTo: Gary CohenCc: 'Sarah Knaus'; Sarah Zuckerman; Cassidy Waskowicz; Wernke, Michael J.;Rendell, Rebecca R.Subject: RE: Use of Mark Adelson Quotes Thank you for this notice.  I expect we will make a request for a minormodification to the first quotation, including a change to the description of Mr.Adelson's title.  I will get back to you on that shortly.  We would also request that FCIC redact fee-related information contained inthe documents marked S&P-FCIC 0017730-0018495 (see your December 8,2010 letter to me) as this information is non-public and competitively sensitive. Regards,  Brian T. Markley Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP Eighty Pine Street New York, N.Y. 10005 (212) 701-3230 (tel) (212) 378-2455 (fax) (917) 415-1682 (mobile)  From: Sarah Knaus [mailto:sknaus@fcic.gov] Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 7:24 PMTo: Markley, BrianCc: Gary Cohen; Sarah Zuckerman; Cassidy WaskowiczSubject: Use of Mark Adelson Quotes At the request of Gary Cohen, please see the attached. Thank you, Sarah KnausFinancial Crisis Inquiry Commission202-292-1394sknaus@fcic.gov  This email and its attachments may contain privileged and/orconfidential materials and is intended solely for the use of theaddressee. If you are not the intended recipient, it is prohibitedthat you use or disseminate any information found in the emailor its attachments. Please delete all copies of it and itsattachments and notify the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commissionat 202-292-2799 immediately that you received this email inerror. 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