Banking and Finance Law Litigation - Real Estate Real Estate Law Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Rex R. Veal
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Biography
Rex R. Veal is the chair of the Corporate, Finance and Real Estate department of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP. He regularly represents investors in CMBS and CDOs and servicers in the servicing-related aspects of structured finance transactions, as well as the purchase and sale of servicing rights. Mr. Veal has significant experience in the liquidation, restructuring and pooling and servicing of non-performing financial assets, including structured commercial mortgage loans. He represents investors in both initial and secondary market transactions as well as terminating securitization trusts.
Prior to entering private practice, he held a number of senior positions with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC), including Associate General Counsel for the FDIC and Special Counsel (General Counsel) to the RTC.
Prior to entering private practice, he held a number of senior positions with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC), including Associate General Counsel for the FDIC and Special Counsel (General Counsel) to the RTC.
Overview
- The University of Tennessee, J.D., graduated 1980
- The University of Tennessee, graduated 1978
- The University of Tennessee, graduated 1980
- District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
- Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association
- Kilpatrick Stockton LLP - Partner
- District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
- Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association
- Kilpatrick Stockton LLP - Partner
- The University of Tennessee, J.D., graduated 1980
- The University of Tennessee, graduated 1978
- The University of Tennessee, graduated 1980
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Atlanta (2023)
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Atlanta (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Real Estate Law
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
Special Focus:
- Bankruptcy and Workouts
- Collateralized Debt Obligations
- Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
- Finance
- Lending
- Mortgage
- Real Estate
- Residential and Commercial Mortgages
- Securities
- Securitization
- Structured Finance
- Structured Products
- Transactions
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