Background
Fortin, R. Jay was born on January 9, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Fortin, R. Jay was born on January 9, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
University of Rhode Island (Bachelor of Science, with honors, 1977). University of North Carolina (Juris Doctor, 1984).
Worked at Watson, Farley & Williams (New York, NY) specializing in Project Finance, Aircraft Finance and Leasing, Asset Based Finance. Admitted to the bar, 1985, New York and United States. District Court, Southern District of New York.
Editor-in-Chief, North Carolina Journal of International Law & Commercial Regulation, 1983-1984. Author: "Corporate Financial Records and Internal Accounting Controls: What Does The SEC Expect of Audit Committee Members?" 9 N.C.J. Int'l. Law & Comm. Reg. 291 (1984), "Synthetic Leasing," Project Finance International (October 1994), "Defining force majeure," Project & Trade Finance (January 1995).
Speaker, "Central and Eastern European Power and Infrastructure Finance," Warsaw (March 1997), "Power in Central and Eastern Europe," Prague (October 1996), "Power Projects in Central & Eastern Europe," New York (April 1996), "Emerging Market Projects '95," Paris (January 1995). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations.
Member: New York State and American Bar Associations.