Stewart McQueen
Partner | Charlotte
Stewart McQueen

Stewart McQueen, Managing Partner of the Charlotte office, is a partner in Dechert's global finance practice and co-leads the firm's Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities practice. He focuses his practice on securitization transactions, complex real estate finance and capital markets. His experience includes representing issuers, underwriters, collateral managers, b-piece buyers and investors in connection with securitization transactions, particularly CMBS and CRE CLOs; borrowers and lenders in connection with repurchase facilities, warehouse facilities and revolving credit facilities; and lenders, purchasers and sellers in connection with mortgage and mezzanine financings and loan sales. Mr. McQueen also has substantial experience representing b-piece buyers and special servicers on complex transactions and loan modifications.

Mr. McQueen is recognized as a leading real estate finance and securitization lawyer by Chambers USA, which cited him as being "a market leader in the commercial real estate securitization space. He is our go-to choice for CRE CLO advice," and “really knows his market and he has a ton of good knowledge to leverage.” Mr. McQueen is also listed as a recommendable lawyer in structured finance and recognized as a leading partner for real estate finance by The Legal 500 US. Additionally, Mr. McQueen is recognized in North Carolina and nationally as a highly regarded lawyer in banking and structured finance and securitization by IFLR1000. 

Mr. McQueen also serves as a producer and regular contributor to Dechert 4 Real, a commercial real estate finance podcast.

  • New Issue Roundtable: State of the Securitized Market — CREFC Capital Markets Conference 2024, New York, NY (September 18, 2024)
  • The Ties That Bind: Distressed Debt in a Structured World — Dechert LLP, New York, NY (May 8, 2023)
  • 101: CMBS — SFVegas Conference, Las Vegas NV (July 17, 2022)
  • Structural Deep Dive: Static v. Managed, and other Key Trends — IMN Investors' Conference on CRE CLOS, New York, NY (April 27, 2022)
  • Securitization Innovation: What's Ahead for the Market? — CRE Finance Council Annual Conference 2022, Miami, FL (January 10, 2022)
  • CRE CLO 101: Structure, Evolution, and Key Takeaways — CRE Finance Council, Webinar (June 4, 2020)
  • CRE CLO 101 — CRE Finance Council Annual Conference 2020, Miami, FL (January 15, 2020)
  • It's Back! CRE CLO Industry Standing: A Look at Risks and Rewards to Come — iGlobal Forum's CRE CLOs: The Resurgence of CLOs – Risks, Rewards and Legalities, New York, NY (September 12, 2019)
  • Risk Retention - Where Are We Now? — 2017 Servicing Symposium Sponsored by Alston & Bird, Charlotte, North Carolina (October 3, 2017)
  • Methods of Compliance With Risk Retention — Real Estate Finance & Investment, New York, NY (November 17, 2016)
  • Structured Credit Outlook: ABS Origination and CMBS Refinancing — NYSSA, New York, NY (July 28, 2016)
  • Alternative Lending Market Structures and Opportunities: Where the Future Lies: A CRE Finance Council After-Work Seminar, San Francisco, CA (July 20, 2016)
  • ABS Vegas 2015 — Presented by Information Management Network with sponsorship by Dechert, Las Vegas, NV (February 8, 2015)
  • Regulation Navigation: New Financial Regulations & Their Impact on Commercial Real Estate — ULI NY Young Leaders Group, New York, NY (March 7, 2013)
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    • Clemson University, B.S., 1996, cum laude
    • University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2002, magna cum laude, Order of the Wig and Robe, Order of the Coif, Associate Editor-in-Chief of the South Carolina Law Review
    • New York
    • North Carolina
    • Co-Chair for CREFC Annual June Conference 2024 and January 2025

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