Banking and Finance Law Commercial Finance Law
Amy Scafidel
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Biography
Amy Scafidel is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and co-leads the finance team. Amy focuses her practice on commercial lending and financial transactions. Amy has significant experience representing borrowers and commercial banks in connection with a wide variety of commercial lending transactions, including structuring, negotiating, and documenting all types of senior, subordinated, secure, and unsecured syndicated financial and other lending transactions. She also has experience with secured asset-based debt financings, acquisition and working capital facilities, Term B loans, various hedging arrangements, securitization lending transactions, and oil and gas secured financings. She is a member of the firm’s diversity committee. In addition to her lending and finance work, Amy represents clients in acquisitions and real estate matters.
Overview
- Louisiana State University, JD, graduated 2001
- Louisiana State University, BS , graduated 1998
- Louisiana, LA
- American Bar Association - Member
- Louisiana Bankers Association - Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
- Louisiana, LA
- American Bar Association - Member
- Louisiana Bankers Association - Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
- Louisiana State University, JD, graduated 2001
- Louisiana State University, BS , graduated 1998
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Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Commercial Finance Law, New Orleans (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Finance Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- International Trade and Finance Law
Special Focus:
- Commercial Credit
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