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&lt;p&gt;Finance attorneys represent borrowers or lenders in transactions involving lines of credit, loans, or restructurings. Law firm practices tend to lean toward either the lender or borrower side, though some practices work on both sides. Financing can come from traditional banks as lenders or from private credit funds. In the U.S., the practice is heavily concentrated in New York where the majority of the banks and private lenders are located, but the practice can be international, and finance attorneys are in demand in international capital markets as well (London and Hong Kong, for example). The practice often involves acquisition finance supporting a larger M&amp;amp;A transaction, which means deadlines can fluctuate, and the hours can be erratic, especially on the borrower side, where the transaction timeline can be at the mercy of the lender’s side. Financing deals tend to be relatively short, so lawyers are frequently moving from one transaction to the next.&lt;/p&gt;

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Gordon Mak

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Penelope Yan

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Maria A. Alevras-Chen

Partner—Banking and Finance

Nicole L. Goodman

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Of Counsel

Jordan M. Hook

Partner—Global Finance

Mitchell G. Zuckerman

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Partner—Corporate

Justina Chen

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Eliza Riffe Hollander

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Partner—Financial Markets (Capital Markets)

Hannah Fregolle

Counsel—Financial Markets (Derivatives)

Rubina Ali

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Jennifer Kent

Partner and Global Recruiting Committee Chair—Finance

Michèle Penzer

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Philip Kaminski

Erland Modesto

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Partner—Debt Finance

Ben Ludewig

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