Best Lawyers in California, United States for Banking and Finance Law
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Katherine Bell is a partner in the Paul Hastings Global Finance practice. Ms. Bell is based in the firm’s Orange County office. Ms. Bell focuses her practice on commercial and corporate finance transactions. She regularly represents banks, investment banks, finance companies, private debt lenders, other lenders, and borrowers in working capital facilities (cash flow and asset-based), acquisition financings, structured financings, and restructurings and recapitalizations—both cross...
Matthew Wrysinski’s background representing both lenders and borrowers gives him a perspective that expedites transactions. He advises portfolio companies, private equity funds, commercial banks, and other nonbank lenders in the full range of secured financings. Matthew is co-chair of Alston & Bird’s Finance Group. His primary emphasis is on the representation of private equity funds and their portfolio companies, as well as commercial banks, finance companies, and other comme...
Robert J. Davidson is a Shareholder in Buchalter Nemer's Bank and Finance Practice Group. He is a past Executive Vice President, past member of the Board of Directors and former Chair of the Firm’s Bank and Finance Practice Group. Mr. Davidson has a broad commercial, transactional practice with an emphasis on the negotiation, structuring and documentation of secured and unsecured financial transactions for major lending institutions and corporate borrowers. His experience includes asset...
Farhad Bahar represents commercial finance companies, commercial banks, hedge funds, factors and other lenders in complex, secured and unsecured, single lender, club or syndicated, commercial loans, asset-based transactions, factoring, trade finance, acquisition finance, film finance, charter school finance, health care finance, public finance and letter of credit transactions. He also has extensive experience in workouts, debtor-in-possession financing, reorganization financing, inter-credit...
Jill Feldman serves as Chair of Morrison & Foerster's Financial Transactions Group and is a member of the firm's Cleantech Steering Committee. Her practice focuses on international and domestic commercial lending, acquisition finance, mezzanine and second lien finance, equipment leasing and project finance. Before joining Morrison & Foerster, Ms. Feldman was a partner in the San Francisco office of Graham & James, where she was the co-chair of its credit and project finance and de...
Christine Mastromonaco is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Privacy and Data Security Law. Christine, who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christine is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Vahan Khodanian is an Attorney in the Firm’s Los Angeles office and is a member of the Commercial Finance Practice Group. Mr. Khodanian focuses his practice on representing banks, commercial finance companies, funds, other institutional investors, and borrowers in secured and unsecured lending, equipment leasing and financing, and other commercial and corporate finance transactions.
Alex Clamon guides clients through all phases of complex corporate debt financings, leveraging his experience in various lending structures and international insolvency matters. He represents corporate borrowers, sponsors, banks, and private credit institutions in complex lending transactions, including leveraged buyouts and acquisition financing, investment grade corporate debt, and distressed debt/workout transactions. His experience includes secured and unsecured lending structures across ...
Gabriela A. Plasencia is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative / Regulatory Law, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Financial Services Regulation Law and Litigation - Securities. Gabriela A., who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gabriela A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and...
Sevan Niazi is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Energy Law. Sevan, who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sevan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Joseph Jung is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Joseph, who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Joseph is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Matthew Pangle is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Entertainment and Sports Law. Matthew, who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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