Finance Attorney
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About the job

• A dynamic and leading law firm known for its excellence and innovation in legal services, is seeking a transactional banking and finance attorney to join its Corporate and Finance practice group in the Firm's Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, Toronto, Florida or New York City offices. Will be joining a team dedicated to assisting one another in developing new client relationships. Candidates seeking to take initial business development success to the next level are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Represent lenders, borrowers, sponsors, and institutional investors in a variety of commercial finance transactions.
• Handle asset-based finance, cash flow finance, senior, mezzanine, and subordinated finance, as well as leveraged and acquisition finance.
• Assist clients in structured finance, private credit, and direct lending transactions.
• Work collaboratively with other practice areas to provide comprehensive solutions to our clients.

Requirements :

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
• Experience: 10+ years in commercial finance transactions.
• Experience negotiating, structuring, and documenting both secured and unsecured financing transactions for borrowers and lenders.
• Proficiency in commercial mortgage transactions, leveraged acquisition financings, asset-based financings, senior, mezzanine and subordinated debt transactions, cross-border financings, and opinion letters.
• Understanding of U.S.-based and foreign financial institutions, ranging from large multistate banks to small community banks, as well as non-traditional lenders, servicers and other financial services institutions.
• Involvement with providing legal advice and support to a variety of lending, finance, and investment banking/advisory clients.
• Familiarity with leveraged and acquisition finance, senior and subordinated finance.
• Expertise in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating legal documents related to finance transactions, including inter-creditor agreements, loan documents, and other related agreements.
• Min. of 10 years practicing commercial finance law.

Benefits :

• A competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, life, long term disability, flexible spending, 401(k), Paid Time Off, pension plan, and more.
• An Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Applicant is based Buffalo, Rochester, Albany or New York City office, is $200,000 to $450,000. Where a successful applicant is slotted within this range will vary based on legitimate criteria, such as experience, portables, and skill level. This range is not applicable to other locations.