Lending & Finance Partner

About the role

Gould & Ratner LLP is seeking a lending and finance Partner to join its Corporate Practice. The lawyers in our Financial Services Industry Practice assist our banking and other financial services clients across the spectrum of complex lending and commercial finance transactions.

Responsibilities

• Representing banks, other lenders, and borrowers in a variety of secured, mezzanine, and unsecured commercial loans, including asset-based, revolving and term loan facilities.
• Handling all aspects of complex loan and financing transactions for sophisticated clients of all sizes and across industries.
• Preparing opinions and advising clients on strategic considerations for secured transactions.
• Substantial experience with venture debt transactions and convertible debt transactions (both secured and unsecured) for venture-backed companies.

Requirements

• Significant experience with financing transactions of all sorts, representing both lenders and borrowers across a broad range of industries in complex financing and commercial finance matters.
• 10+ years of substantive experience, including expertise in asset-based and cash-flow lending transactions, loan participations, multi-lender or multi-tranche lending transactions, permanent and bridge loans, and structuring and negotiating co-lender, subordination, and intercreditor arrangements.
• Extensive experience preparing opinions and advising clients on strategic considerations for secured transactions is essential.
• Although not required, substantial experience representing private lenders and other non-institutional lenders in complex lending transactions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written) and an ability to work collaboratively with internal and external clients at all levels.
• The ideal candidate would also have experience with venture debt transactions and convertible debt transactions (both secured and unsecured) for venture-backed companies.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be currently licensed in Illinois or Colorado, or licensed in another state with a UBE score that qualifies in Illinois or Colorado for comity, be eligible to waive in, or be willing to sit for an upcoming IL or CO bar exam.
• A portable book of business is required.

Skills

• Strong negotiation and deal-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent client relations and communication skills.

Pay

Comprehensive benefit package and competitive salary - more info can be found here https://www.gouldratner.com/uploaded_images/GR-salary%20scale-benefits-page-2-01-21-25.pdf

Schedule

A hybrid in-office/remote role. Gould & Ratner's current in-office policy requires attorneys to be in the office 10 days a month.