Senior Associate (Americas Debt Finance)

Senior Associate (Americas Debt Finance) (White & Case LLP, New York, NY)

Draft, review, and negotiate commitment letters and term sheets as well as primary loan and security documentation and ancillary deliverables. Prepare and review issues lists and summary grids as well as conduct legal research, depending on client needs. Manage deal teams and processes from initial discussions through closing and post closing matters. Conduct due diligence. Assist clients with ongoing deal administration, including joinders, amendments, interpretive questions, and collateral matters. Review initial drafts of commitment letters and loan documents, prepare succinct issues lists and prepare revised drafts reflecting client comments. Provide direct assistance to Partners on matters arising in the course of day-to-day provision of legal services to leading international and domestic corporate clients. Attend and present educational seminars and have a high degree of contact with clients, opposing counsel, and other parties. In consultation with Partners, lead negotiation of debt financing documentation, including the review of legal and potential business issues, providing advice directly to clients on potential legal issues and solutions and on the structuring the of the transaction. Lead the drafting of the main debt financing documentation on transactions, including the drafting of commitment letters, term sheets, credit agreements, security agreements, guaranties, intercreditor agreements, fee letters, preferred equity documentation, and all amendments and subsequent revisions to the foregoing documents. Represent clients in a wide range of credit facilities and transactions on both borrower-side clients: private equity sponsors, corporate borrowers and issuers; and lend-side clients: agents, lead arrangers, lenders, investors and financing sources. Mentor and train junior team-members on client development initiatives, drafts, reviews and workload management. Instruct and supervise Junior Associates on the preparation of ancillary debt financing documentation, including the preparation of legal opinions, secretary certificates, resolutions, closing certificates, disclosure schedules, exhibits, and reviewing and revising the foregoing work products. Participate in business development initiatives, including firm efforts to generate new business from both new and existing clients, legal training sessions for clients and client events. Telecommuting may be permitted up to 1 day per week. When not telecommuting, must report to White & Case LLP at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Salary: $420,000-$450,000 per year.

Minimum Requirements: J.D., LL.M., or U.S. equivalent in law plus 6 years of professional experience as an Attorney, Associate, Law Clerk, or any occupation, job title, position providing legal advice on domestic and cross-border debt finance transactions at an international law firm. Must be admitted to the New York State Bar.

Must also have experience with the following special skills: 6 years of professional experience advising both large and small cap private equity sponsors, corporate borrowers, commercial and investment banks and other clients in the energy/infrastructure, technology, financial services and telecommunications industries on all aspects of financing transactions and the financing life cycle on both the borrower and lender side; 6 years of professional experience advising on leveraged finance transactions, both domestic and cross-border, for leveraged buyouts, including syndicated and direct lending facilities, asset-based facilities, refinancing facilities and recapitalization transactions; 6 years of professional experience providing advice on Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code regarding the creation and perfection of security interests in personal property; and 3 years of professional experience providing advice in liability management transactions, restructuring and distressed finance, including representing both sponsors/borrowers and creditors and investors in work-out, distressed or other special situations with respect to renegotiating or restructuring debt, up-tier exchange offers, debt repurchases, drop-down transactions, double-dip transactions, consent solicitations, amendments, debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) financings and exit financings relating to the U.S. Chapter 11 Bankruptcy process.

Please submit resume online at: https://www.whitecase.com or via email to lateralrecruiting@whitecase.com. Must specify Ad Code EYEK.