Company: Hodgson Russ LLP
Position: Finance Attorney
Location: Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, Palm Beach, Toronto, New York City
Description: Hodgson Russ LLP, 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. The candidate 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.
Salary: $175,000 to $300,000
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. At this time, the good faith estimate of the annual salary range for this position, if the successful applicant is based Buffalo, Rochester, Albany or New York City office, is $175,000 to $300,000. 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.
Ready to make the right move for your career? Apply on-line HERE. To learn more about our firm, visit our website www.hodgsonruss.com.
Hodgson Russ LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Firm is committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, familial status, or any other legally protected basis. https://www.hodgsonruss.com/about-diversity.html
Contact: Amy Atkinson, Recruiting Manager aatkinson@hodgsonruss.com
Qualifications:
- 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.
Requirements:
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
- Min. of 10 years practicing commercial finance law.