Experience

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  Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP

  • United States
  • Law Practice
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Of Counsel

    • Jan 1995 - Present

    Mr. Fernandez has represented various banks and trust companies in New York City, Boston, Hartford and Los Angeles as Trustee's counsel, including Bankers Trust Co., The Bank of New York, United States Trust Company N.A., National Westminster Bank, Citibank, Connecticut National Bank, Mitsui Bank & Trust Co., Bank of Montreal Trust Company and others, with respect to corporate trust and related matters, including structured financings, both corporate and municipal, and bankruptcy proceedings. He has addressed meetings sponsored by governmentally and financially oriented organizations, including the Government Finance Officers Association, the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, the Section of Urban, State and Local Government Law of the American Bar Association, NY State Association of Towns; The Financial Analysts Federation; The NY State Assoc. of Fire Districts; The Municipal Forum of New York; The Municipal Analysts of New York, and the MBIA Annual Conference; and authored "A New Look at Gold Clauses in Municipal Bonds" (New York Law School Law Review-Vol. XXV. No. 3 1980).The Secretary (1996-2008) and member of the Board of Governors (1988 to date) of the India House Inc., New York City, the Government Finance Officers Association, the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the Bar Association of Nassau County (NY), The Municipal Bond Club of New York, and The Municipal Forum of New York.

  • Partner

    • Jan 1960 - Dec 1994

  • Associate

    • Dec 1950 - Dec 1959

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  Served in the United States Naval Reserves

  • Commissioned as an Ensign

    • Oct 1944 - Jul 1946

    Released to inactive duty in August 1946 with the rank Lt. (J.G.).