RISK MANAGEMENT & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE | SEDA | Expert Witness Practice
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RISK MANAGEMENT & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
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SEDA Experts provides premier consulting and litigation services for clients in need of specialized expertise in risk exposure assessment, risk management, and regulatory compliance.

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Our team consists of world-class authorities, including former Chief Risk Officers and Chief Credit Officers and Heads of Counterparty and Market Risk at leading financial institutions, including banks and broker-dealers, who have significantly shaped the landscape of risk management.

With in-depth knowledge of financial regulatory landscapes, SEDA’s professionals guide clients in adhering to evolving compliance standards while managing risks effectively.



EXPERTISE

Counterparty, Credit, Liquidity, Operational and Market Risks

With backgrounds rooted in leading financial institutions, our experts at SEDA specialize in end-to-end risk management solutions encompassing credit, counterparty, liquidity, operational, and market risk. Our team has extensive hands-on experience navigating and managing exposures to complex derivatives, including credit default swaps and interest rate swaps, and is adept at structuring effective hedges, risk mitigation strategies, and offsetting instruments.

Risk Modelling, Stress Testing and Quantitative Analysis

Capital Requirements


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Craig W. Broderick

Craig W. Broderick

Bio

Senior Advisor

Craig Broderick is the former Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of Goldman Sachs where he served on the Management Committee and was Chair or Co-Chair of the Firmwide Risk Committee. In a 32 year career Craig oversaw control of the firm’s credit, market, liquidity, operational, model, counterparty and insurance risks.

Former

Goldman Sachs - Chief Risk Officer, Chief Credit Officer

Management Committee and Chair or Co-Chair of the Firmwide Risk Committee

Expertise

Credit and Counterparty Risk, Market Risk, Liquidity Risk, Operational Risk, Insurance Risk

Peter U. Vinella, Ph.D.

Peter U. Vinella, Ph.D.

Bio

Managing Director, Advisor to the Board

Peter U. Vinella has more than 30 years of experience in the financial industry as a consultant and an executive with leading financial institutions. Mr. Vinella has extensive testifying experience acting as an expert for both plaintiff and defendant, involving more than 25 matters and including seven cases with more than $1 billion at stake.

Former 

Berkeley Research Group - Managing director

Wilmington Trust Conduit Services, LLC - President and CEO

Expertise

Trading and Investments, Risk Management, Operations, FinTech and Project Management, Quantitative Analysis, Custody, Trust, and Fund Administration, Repo and Securities Lending

Sameer Govil

Sameer Govil

Bio

Managing Director

Sameer Govil has over 30 years experience in payment network platforms, emerging electronic commerce solutions and consumer banking across diverse geographies. During his career, Sameer has served on the executive leadership team at Visa and led areas of high strategic and financial importance to the company.

Former

Visa Inc. - SVP, Global Head USA; Country Manager, Dubai; Country Leadership, South Asia

ANZ Banking Group - General Manager, Consumer Finance, Australia

Expertise

Digital Payments, Network Operating Regulations, Fintech

Kevin D. Oden Ph.D.

Kevin D. Oden Ph.D.

Bio

Managing Director

Dr. Oden, has unrivaled financial risk management expertise and over 30 years of financial markets experience with leading financial institutions firms Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs, holding executive positions. As former EVP and Head of Operational Risk and Compliance he is a world class expert in market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk, and operational risk.

Former

Wells Fargo Bank - EVP, Head of Operational Risk and Compliance

Goldman Sachs - VP Asset Management

Expertise

Market, Credit and Counterparty Risk, Operational Risk, Risk Model Development and Validation, Risk Management, 

Portfolio Management, Asset and Liability Management

Paolo Mammola

Paolo Mammola

Bio

Managing Director

Paolo has over 35 years of experience in financial markets where he has been a leader in the field of Risk Management with a particular focus on Counterparty Credit, Market Risk and traditional Credit Risk. He was an MD for 20 years at Citigroup and Barclays Capital where he attained multiple global leadership positions.

Former

Citigroup  - Global Head of Margin Lending and Counterparty Credit Risk Management, UK Chief Risk Officer

Barclays Plc - Global Head of Market Risk, Interim Group Head of Financial Risks Management


Expertise

Financial and non-Financial Risk Management, Counterparty Risk, Derivatives pricing, Market Risk, VaR models, Lending Wealth Management

Bradley Ziff

Bradley Ziff

Bio

Managing Director

Bradley Ziff is a world class expert in counterparty and credit risk, the LIBOR transition and issues surrounding central clearing as a risk mitigant. Over the past thirty years, Brad has led multiple global benchmarking projects focusing on different aspects of capital and financial markets.

Former

FTI Consulting - Managing Director

ISDA - Chief Executive 

Expertise

ISDA Counterparty Risk, Central Clearing LIBOR Transition

William A. Badia

William A. Badia

Bio

Managing Director

William Badia worked twenty-five years in Goldman Sachs's Credit Department; he was the only Senior Risk Manager to have been stationed in all four of the Firm's major offices: New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong and London. He was the Chief Credit Officer overseeing Goldman Sachs Asian Credit Risk in the 1990's and European Credit Risk during the 2000's.

Former

Haymarket Financial  - Chief Risk Officer

Goldman Sachs Credit Department - Head of the European Credit


Expertise

Risk Management, Credit Risk, Counterparty Risk, Bank Loans, Sales and Trading

Slim Bentami

Slim Bentami

Bio

Managing Director

Slim Bentami has over 30 years of experience in the finance industry, primarily at Goldman Sachs’ Risk Division where he co-founded and led the Model Risk as well as the Market Risk & Capital Quantification groups. He is an expert in models used to assist in the valuation and risk management of a variety of financial products across all asset classes.

Former 

Concourse Labs  - Head of Analytics and AI

Goldman Sachs - Global Head of Market Risk and Capital Quantification

Expertise

Market Risk, Capital Quantification, Model Risk, Valuation and Risk Management, OTC Derivatives Valuation

Philip A. Olesen

Philip A. Olesen

Bio

Managing Director

Philip Olesen is a global credit sales and trading professional with over 25 years of leadership and expertise in credit trading, risk management, and investment banking. With a distinguished career primarily at UBS Investment Bank, he has been involved in all credit products including bonds, loans, CDS and structured credit products including correlation risk.

Former

UBS Investment Bank - Managing Director, Global Head of Credit Trading

Managing Director, Head of Global Correlation

Managing Director, Global Risk Manager - Credit

Expertise

Global Credit Sales & Trading (including Emerging Markets), Credit Derivatives, Risk Management, Credit Research, Liability Management, Capital Markets

Martyn Till

Martyn Till

Bio

Managing Director

Martyn Till is a retired senior tax advisor with extensive experience in the UK and international tax landscape, having spent most of his 30-year career at KPMG LLP as a Corporate Tax Advisor. He specializes in the tax aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions, cross-border transactions, and mid-market Private Equity transactions.

Former

KPMG LLP - Tax Partner and Senior Tax Manager

HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS - HM Inspector of Taxes

Expertise

Corporate Taxation, M&A Tax Advisory, Private Equity Tax Advisory, UK Direct Taxation, Investigations

John Feeney, Ph.D.

John Feeney, Ph.D.

Bio

Managing Director

Dr. Feeney has over 35 years in trading and management roles in financial markets across most asset classes. He has worked for National Australia Bank, Commonwealth Bank, Citibank and Macquarie Bank. Over this time, he has traded and managed interest rate derivatives, foreign exchange, traded credit, commodities and funding businesses. Most recently, Dr. Feeney has been focusing on market pricing and management of trade execution for client.

Former

National Australia Bank - Head of Conduct, Corporate and Institutional Bank

Commonwealth Bank of Australia - Head of Trading

Expertise

Derivative, FX, Credit and Commodities, Valuations of Financial Market Products, Trade Management and Regulatory, Requirements, Market Practices, Regulatory Reviews, Market Conduct

Rubin Rajendram

Rubin Rajendram

Bio

Managing Director

Rubin Rajendram has over 25 years of global experience in quantitative finance, derivative trading, risk management, and model development across leading investment banks, asset managers, and consultancies. His expertise covers interest rates, FX, credit, inflation, and equity derivatives, with a focus on exotic products, hybrid structures, and advanced quantitative analytics. Rubin has worked in major financial hubs such as Singapore, Sydney, New York, London, and Hong Kong, applying his knowledge to both buy-side and sell-side institutions.

Former

Goldman Sachs - Executive Director

Deutsche Bank - Director

Royal Bank of Scotland - Head, Rates + FX Index Trader/Structurer Head, USD and EUR Rates Exotics

Expertise

Exotic Derivative Trading/Structuring, Quantitative Research and Risk Analytics, Market Risk Management, AI Quantitative Solutions


Tim Davies

Tim Davies

Bio

Managing Director

Tim Davies is a seasoned foreign exchange and derivatives expert with over 25 years of global experience across financial markets. He brings deep expertise in the structuring, advisory, sales, and trading of FX and FX derivatives, combined with a strong background in treasury risk management. Tim works with corporates, funds, banks and retail forex trading platforms to help them manage their foreign exchange needs.

Former

Comonwealth Bank of Australia - Director of FX Structuring

Lloyds Bank - Director of FX Structuring

Expertise

FX Derivatives Structuring, Sales, and Trading, Treasury Risk Management


Stephen Laughton

Stephen Laughton

Bio

Managing Director

Stephen Laughton has more than 25 years experience in interest rate products, derivatives and government bond trading. Stephen has extensive experience in both flow and structured products spanning both developed and emerging markets, with deep expertise in derivative documentation, portfolio modelling and valuation, risk, regulation, and financial resource optimisation.

Former

ABN AMRO, London and Tokyo - Managing Director, Global Head of Rates Options & Exotics Trading

Royal Bank of Scotland London - Managing Director, Co-Head of Fixed Income Run-off and Recovery

Commerzbank London - Managing Director, Head of Financial Market Services

Expertise

Fixed Income, Emerging Markets, Portfolio Modeling and Valuation, Credit, Capital, and Funding Risks, Rates, Options, Exotics, Structured Products

Eric Jacobs

Eric Jacobs

Bio

Managing Director

Eric Jacobs is a recognized expert in risk management, financial operations, and investment oversight, with nearly 30 years of leadership experience in the financial services industry. His career spans top-tier institutions on both the buy-side and sell-side, including alternative asset management, investment banking, and public accounting.

Former

King Street Capital Management - Director of Risk Management

Goldman Sachs - Vice-President, Finance Division

Expertise

Risk Management, Treasury & Liquidity Management, Accounting, Investment Operations

T. S. Shankar

T. S. Shankar

Bio

Managing Director

Shankar is a highly experienced global payments professional with over two decades in Correspondent Banking covering Cross Border Payments and Trade Finance. His career included stints at Bank of America and Standard Chartered Bank, where he was the Global Product head for Financial Institutions – Payments. In this role his focus was on currency clearing including USD, EURO, RMB, GBP and Continuous linked settlement (CLS).

Former

Standard Chartered Bank - Managing Director, Global Head-Payments and Liquidity, Product Management

Bank of America (Singapore) - Senior Vice President - Southern Asia, Trade Finance and Payments 

Expertise

Cross Border Payments, Trade Finance, Currency Clearing, Compliance, Risk Management

Nicholas Silitch

Nicholas Silitch

Bio

Senior Advisor

Nick Silitch is a seasoned expert in risk management, insurance, and credit risk. Rising through banking leadership to become Chief Risk Officer of one of the world’s largest insurance companies, he has had a front row seat to the most significant economic cycles, challenges, and regulatory changes over the last 40 years. Over the course of his career, he has played an active role in shaping regulatory dialogue and he applies this perspective as a respected advisor to leaders and boards in making decisions that react prudently to market shifts.

Former

International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers (IACPM) - Advisory Board

Prudential Financial - Chief Risk Officer

Bank of New York Mellon - Chief Risk Officer & Executive Vice President

Expertise

Portfolio Management, Banking and Insurance, Credit Risk, Market Risk, Risk Management


Howard Kramer

Howard Kramer

Bio

Senior Advisor

Howard Kramer is a distinguished retired financial regulatory attorney with over 40 years of comprehensive experience in both government and private sectors. His expertise spans a wide array of areas including securities and derivative products and markets, equity, options and debt market trading, broker-dealer compliance, the US financial regulatory structure.

Former

Willkie Farr & Gallagher - Partner

Schiff Hardin - Partner

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - Senior Associate, Director of the Division of Market Regulation

Expertise

Securities and Derivative Products and Markets, Equity, Options and Debt Market Trading, Broker-Dealer Compliance, US Financial Regulatory Structure, US Securities Laws and Regulations

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