EXHIBIT 5.2
[LETTERHEAD OF MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW LLP]
March 29, 2006
BAS Securitization LLC
Bank of America Corporate Center
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28255
Re: BAS Securitization LLC
Registration Statement on Form S-3
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel for BAS Securitization LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the "Company"), in connection with the above-captioned
registration statement (such registration statement, together with the exhibits
and any amendments thereto, the "Registration Statement"), filed by the Company
with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration
by the Company of Asset Backed Notes (the "Notes") and Asset Backed Certificates
(the "Certificates", and together with the Notes, the "Securities"). As
described in the Registration Statement, the Notes and the Certificates will be
issued from time to time in series, with each series being issued by a trust
(each, a "Trust") to be formed by the Company pursuant to a Trust Agreement
(each, a "Trust Agreement") between the Company and a trustee or pursuant to a
Pooling and Servicing Agreement (each, a "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"),
among the Company, the trustee and the related servicer, as applicable, or a
limited liability company (each, an "LLC") to be formed pursuant to a Limited
Liability Company Agreement (each, an "LLC Agreement") by the Company. For each
series, the Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture (the "Indenture")
between the related Trust or LLC, as the case may be, and an indenture trustee,
and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a Trust Agreement or Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
In that connection, we are generally familiar with the proceedings
required to be taken in connection with the proposed authorization, issuance and
sale of any series of Notes and Certificates and have examined copies of such
documents, corporate records and other instruments as we have deemed necessary
or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion, including the Registration
Statement and, in each case as filed as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement, the form of Indenture (including the form of Notes included as
exhibits thereto), the form of Trust Agreement (including the form of
Certificate included as an exhibit thereto), the
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form of Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the form of Sale and Servicing
Agreement (each, a "Sale and Servicing Agreement") between the Company, the
Servicer and a Trust or LLC, as the case maybe (collectively, the "Operative
Documents").
Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, with
respect to the Certificates and/or Notes, when such Securities have been duly
executed and issued by the related Trust or LLC and authenticated by the owner
trustee or trustee with respect to Certificates or the indenture trustee with
respect to Notes, as applicable, and sold by the Company or by the Trust or LLC,
at the direction of the Company, as applicable, and payment of the agreed
consideration for such Securities shall have been received by the Trust or LLC,
all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the related Operative
Documents and a definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement with
respect to such Securities and in the manner described in the Registration
Statement:
(i) such Certificates will have been duly authorized by all
necessary action of the Trust and will be legally issued,
fully paid and nonassessable; and
(ii) such Notes will have been duly authorized by all necessary
action of the Trust or LLC and will be legally issued and
binding obligations of the Trust or LLC and entitled to the
benefits afforded by the related Indenture, except as may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
arrangement, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting
creditors' rights generally (including, without limitation,
fraudulent conveyance laws), and by general principles of
equity, regardless of whether such matters are considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law.
Our opinions expressed herein are limited to the federal laws of the
United States and the laws of the State of New York and the State of Delaware.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our
name therein without admitting we are "experts" within the meaning of the Act or
the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder, with respect to
any part of the Registration Statement or this exhibit.
Very truly yours,
/s/MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW LLP
MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW LLP