Francesca M. Sena

Executive Director at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

About

Seasoned attorney with extensive experience advising clients on distressed and par loan bank trades, bankruptcy, and general commercial matters. Representative experience includes: counseling and advising trading desks on all aspects of distressed and par bank loan trades; oversee settlement of all transactions on desk; draft and negotiate all bespoke language and documentation for distressed and par bank debt trades and private re-org equity transactions; work closely with Sales, Trading and Operations on all aspects of trade issues and settlement; negotiate all NDAs and oversee NDA process; work closely with Control Room on various public/private information issues, including authoring and instituting firm policy regarding receipt/handling of confidential information on trading desk; performed extensive research and drafted numerous motions in connection with Chapter 11 bankruptcy litigation and proceedings; handled all legal and HR matters of start-up boutique translation/interpretation business, advised employees and management on multitude of issues, reviewed/negotiated all third-party vendor contracts including service agreements, independent contractor agreements, employment contracts, office leases, NDAs.

Experience

  • Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (Stamford, Connecticut, United States · Hybrid)
    • Executive Director
      Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    • Senior Director
      Sep 2023 - Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Cowen and Company (4 yrs)
    • Director
      Nov 2020 - Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    • Vice President
      Oct 2019 - Nov 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • General Counsel at Divergent Language Solutions
    Jun 2012 - Oct 2019 · 7 yrs 5 mos

  • Closing and Settlement Consultant at Debtstream Corp.
    Oct 2014 - Mar 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Director & Senior Counsel at The Royal Bank of Scotland
    Jul 2010 - Jun 2012 · 2 yrs