This CLE webinar will provide legal practitioners with practical advice about developing a process for the preparation of opinion letters and the typical language included in standard opinions requested in commercial finance transactions. The panel will review the common elements of an opinion lette... Read More

The CLE webinar will outline the key considerations in structuring management lines of credit, general partner (GP) financing, and employee co-investment facilities within private equity funds. The panel will discuss collateral security packages, fund obligations, administrative concerns, common poi... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide commercial finance counsel with guidance on using and analyzing term sheets, proposals, and commitment letters in commercial finance transactions. The panel will explain the potential risks associated with their usage and provide best practices for minimizing those risk... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze the contribution obligations of co-guarantors after a borrower defaults on a loan and how a contribution agreement can clarify those obligations. The panel will discuss various actions or circumstances which should be addressed, including partial guaranties, bad acts wh... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the U.S. federal income tax issues associated with debt restructurings and workouts, including loan modifications, debt refinancings, and the acquisition of outstanding portfolio company debt, in today's challenging business environment. The panel will discuss planning... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze the lending parameters and structural features of the Main Street Lending Program established under the CARES Act. The panel discussion will include loan terms, borrower and lender eligibility, and stock buyback and executive comp restrictions placed on participating bo... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and other features of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which expand upon the existing Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The panel will discuss expe... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the terms and structuring of delayed draw term loans. The panel will review the evolving uses of delayed draw term loans (DDTLs) in leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and other private equity transactions and critical points of negotiation, including conditions precedent to makin... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide lender's counsel with a framework for responding to commercial loan defaults. The panel will discuss remedies typically available under loan documents, creative approaches to deal with particularly troublesome loans, and issues the lender should consider before proceedi... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide an analytical framework for drafting and negotiating indemnity provisions in commercial loan agreements. The panel will discuss the types of indemnities typically found in commercial finance transactions and the use of insurance as a substitute or a supplement to indemn... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with an overview and discussion of the unique aspects of unitranche loan facilities and the interplay of those aspects in restructuring and working out of a troubled loan. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine three types of credit support packages that lenders may consider when lending to a private investment fund (Fund). The panel will discuss the credit support features of unfunded equity capital commitments of limited partners (capital commitments), a guaranty and an equi... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the impact of tax reform on leveraged financing transactions. The panel discussion will include how the new law might affect credit support between affiliates in multinational enterprises, structuring and placement of debt, interest deductibility, and provisions regardi... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the various uses of swaps and other derivative products to hedge risk in loan transactions, how derivatives are integrated into loan documentation, and how to document the swap transaction to ensure consistency with the loan. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the purchase, lease, and financing structures available for acquiring aircraft. The panel will examine specific structures involving purchase contracts, security agreements and leasing options. The panel will also discuss underlying concerns for buyers/lessees/borrowers... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss equity cure rights provisions in commercial credit agreements. The panel will examine the complex interaction of equity cures with earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) financial covenants, forms the equity cure may take when applied in... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze legal challenges to financing Bitcoin, for both bank and non-bank lenders. The panel will also discuss the underlying blockchain architecture for transferring Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as well as the issues to address when perfecting a UCC security interest in... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the scheduled phase-out of LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) at the end of 2021, alternative rates and provisions recommended by Alternative Reference Rate Committee (ARRC) of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and steps lenders and finance counsel should take no... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine loan provisions that can become critically important in an event of default, including notice and cure, acceleration, default interest, late fees, and prepayment or "make-whole" premiums. The panel will also discuss pitfalls to avoid in enforcement of these provisions a... Read More

This CLE webinar will familiarize finance counsel with the technology and some of the current and potential uses of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) in commercial finance transactions. The panel will also discuss the legal and regulatory hurdles companies may encounter in moving tr... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide borrowers' and lenders' counsel with a review of the use of EBITDA, leverage ratios and other metrics in loan documentation and financial covenants. The panel will outline critical issues relating to structuring financial covenants, related definitions, and events of de... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss structuring and negotiating key terms of the agreement among lenders (AAL) in a unitranche facility, focusing on tranching, payment waterfalls, interest and fees skims, voting, buyouts, remedies, standstill provisions, and assignments. The program will also discuss the... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with an examination of recent legal trends and developments impacting commercial documentation and signatures sent via email, text messaging or other forms of electronic communication, with a focus on loan documentation. The panel will examine legal and practica... Read More

This CLE webinar will instruct lending counsel on critical purchase agreement clauses to protect the lender, including "Xerox provisions," and others intended to benefit and protect the lender. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the impact of tax reform on financial and other covenants in commercial loan documents. The Mayer Brown panel will discuss document revisions a borrower might request to address lower corporate tax rates and other tax law changes, and the lender's perspective on those r... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide commercial finance counsel seeking to enforce or resist enforcement of intercreditor agreements during bankruptcy proceedings. The panel will discuss ways that first lien and second lien lenders can best protect their economic interests in the event of bankruptcy. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide borrowers' and lenders' counsel with a review of the use of EBITDA, leverage ratios and other metrics in loan documentation and financial covenants. The panel will outline critical issues relating to structuring financial covenants, related definitions, and events of de... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on drafting and interpreting exclusions from collateral for contracts and other assets that are subject to restrictions on being pledged by the loan parties. This CLE webinar will also help counsel interpret loan document terms that are often not adequately unders... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide finance counsel with the tools to structure credit facilities for private equity funds, including subscription and net asset value (NAV) based facilities and hybrids that combine aspects of both. The panel will contrast the documentation and collateral for subscription... Read More

This CLE webinar will cover upcoming changes to the U.S. bank capital rules as well as and how they will impact the commercial lending landscape. The panel will discuss how loan structures and loan documentation and provisions may be changed by lenders to meet these new requirements. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide finance counsel with an analysis of the enforceability of loan guaranties, including bad boy agreements in bankruptcy. The panel will also discuss potential liabilities for the lender and common defenses, and outline best practices for lenders and guarantors to enforce... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide borrowers' and lenders' counsel with a review of the use of EBITDA, leverage ratios and other metrics in loan documentation and financial covenants. The panel will outline critical issues relating to structuring financial covenants, related definitions, and events of de... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine current market terms and conditions for leverage loans and high-yield bonds, and characteristics common to each type of financing. The panel will discuss various covenants, including additional debt provisions, equity cures, builder baskets, and other key terms and cond... Read More

This CLE program will examine how a warehouse line of credit is documented between a mortgage loan originator and its warehouse lender, the representations and warranties made by the loan originator, and the remedies for breaches. The panel will also discuss the perfection of the lender's security i... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare counsel to draft and review commercial and standby letters of credit (LCs) that comply with Article 5 of the UCC as well as rules of practice, including International Standby Practices 1998 (ISP98) and Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP). The pane... Read More

This CLE webinar will outline ERISA considerations for lenders providing subscription and other credit facilities to private investment funds that have pension funds, retirement plans and other ERISA-regulated entities as investors. The panel discussion will include descriptions of the representatio... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the options available to litigators to finance litigation costs and how third-party investors underwrite and structure funding arrangements. The panel will also discuss issues associated with third-party involvement, including undue influence, conflicts of interest and... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide finance counsel with an understanding of Term Loan B (TLB) transactions and how they can be structured to complement conventional bank loans while providing borrowers with access to non-bank financing on less restrictive terms. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide finance counsel with the tools to structure around legal, political and economic risks encountered in cross-border lending. The panel will discuss choice of law provisions, foreign guarantors, exit strategies where access to collateral may be impaired, credit default sw... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide borrowers' and lenders' counsel with a review of the use of EBITDA, leverage ratios and other metrics in loan documentation and financial covenants. The panel will outline key issues relating to structuring financial covenants, related definitions and events of default... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide a framework for U.S. attorneys to give opinions in cross-border transactions, including enforceability, authority, choice of law, dispute resolution, no violation of U.S. law, and more. The panel will discuss how differences in custom and practice between U.S. and non-U... Read More

This CLE webinar will equip finance counsel to structure and document merchant cash advance transactions. The panel will discuss recent cases that distinguish merchant cash advances (MCAs) from conventional loans, and outline best practices for avoiding loan categorization, perfecting a UCC security... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide banking and loan counsel with guidance for structuring and documenting a supply chain finance (SCF) facility. The panel will discuss their insights, including the pros and cons of this alternative payment structure, as well as key issues for buyers, suppliers and invest... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss current Basel III standards and how they have impacted the commercial lending landscape. The program will look at the impact of the standards on terms and conditions of loan structures and loan documentation provisions that have been changed by lenders to meet Basel III... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance on structuring anti-assignment clauses in secured debt financing agreements and interpreting financing agreement terms that are often not properly understood, including "ordinary course of business," "best efforts," "reasonable best efforts" and "commercially r... Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze the newly finalized regulations regarding uncleared swap margin requirements, how the new changes impact the ability of financial institutions to enter into over-the-counter swaps generally, and how collateral documentation will need to be revised to ensure that derivat... Read More

This CLE webinar will address the basics of structured finance facilities, including isolation of assets, bankruptcy-remote structures and waterfall technology.The program will focus on understanding these facilities and - in particular - their importance and application inside a capital structure t... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with strategies for restructuring a distressed loan, focusing on equity cure rights and loan amendment and modification techniques. The program will discuss strategies from the perspectives of both lenders and borrowers to execute a successful and efficient work... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare business and finance counsel in structuring loan transactions in which stock, bonds, mutual funds and other investment vehicles are used as collateral to secure the loan. The program will address how to properly perfect the security interests while complying with Regula... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to finance counsel for evaluating and structuring acquisition financing in the current market. The panel will discuss recent trends and practical strategies for approaching loan documentation. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss key bank regulatory actions taken designed to address bank capital, leverage and liquidity, particularly the Leveraged Lending Guidance, Capital Requirements, Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) and the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR). The program will focus on the impact of... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the varying structures of unitranches that are in the market today, considerations regarding the enforceability of Agreement Among Lenders ("AALs"), and the Delaware Bankruptcy Court's recent consideration of the RadioShack Corp. AALs. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss commercial loan and equity lending deal terms for middle market businesses, negotiation points from both borrower and lender perspectives, and the outlook for lending and deal terms in 2015. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine market trends and terms in middle market leveraged finance deals for PE acquisitions, as well as typical capital structures in connection with such transactions. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide banking and commercial finance counsel with an analysis of covenant-lite loans, typical provisions, key elements, how they compare to earlier terms, as well as market trends for U.S. middle market deals and European deals. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the structure of unitranche loan facilities, the differences between unitranche loan facilities and first/second lien facilities and senior/mezz facilities, current trends in the unitranche loan facility "market," and potential enforcement issues with (AALs) after a def... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide commercial finance counsel with a drill down on the uses and calculation of EBITDA in our evolving credit market. The panel will specifically identify common add-backs to EBITDA in standard middle market deals, as well as sponsored private equity deals. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide commercial finance attorneys with a review of loan buyback provisions, explaining how they can fail to protect non-affiliated lenders and offering approaches to negotiate and draft to address non-affiliated lenders' concerns. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide business counsel with a review of Regulations U and X, Rule 144, and UCC Articles 8 and 9, focusing on how to structure financing secured by stock, hedge fund shares, 40 Act companies and other investment vehicles. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide borrowers' and lenders' counsel with a review of loan documentation recent trends and best practices for structuring covenants and events-of-default clauses in commercial loans. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare commercial finance counsel to leverage the small business investment company (SBIC) program as a capital raising alternative. The panel will identify when this option is viable, discuss accessing leverage commitments, and outline how to navigate licensing requirements. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel for lenders and borrowers on negotiating loan commitment letters. The panel will outline best practices for enforcing loan commitments and resolving disputes. Read More