Goodwin Procter announced today that Laura Rupenian has joined the firm’s Business Law Department in its San Francisco office as a member of Goodwin’s Leveraged Finance and Private Equity Practices. She will focus on advising private equity groups as well as public and private companies on domestic and cross-border debt financing transactions. Ms. Rupenian joins Goodwin from Kirkland & Ellis where she spent 11 years, including five years as a partner in their Debt Finance Group.
Ms. Rupenian will advise clients on the structuring, negotiation and documentation of secured and unsecured debt financing arrangements, including senior, mezzanine, and subordinated debt facilities. She will also advise companies and private equity firms on acquisition-financing transactions, working capital facilities, recapitalizations and loan restructurings.
“The addition of Laura to our national team further strengthens our ability to serve clients seeking innovative financing support for leveraged buyout and recapitalization transactions,” said Mark Bettencourt, Chairman of Goodwin’s Business Law Department. “We also expect that she will work closely with our Technology Companies group in Silicon Valley on venture debt and credit arrangements for other technology-driven deals. We’re delighted that she has chosen to join Goodwin as we continue to expand our California presence.”
Ms. Rupenian earned her LL.M. from Northwestern University and her J.D. from Universidad de Buenos Aires. She is licensed to practice law in California and Argentina.
Goodwin Procter’s Leveraged Finance Practice represents major domestic and international banks, insurance and finance companies and institutional investors in structuring, documenting and administering credit facilities for borrowers throughout the country. The practice also represents lenders on individual relationships with borrowers and represents agents and other lenders on large syndicated credit facilities. The firm’s Private Equity Practice focuses on buyouts, recapitalizations and portfolio company transactions for investors in the U.S. and abroad. Goodwin Procter is a Global 100 law firm with offices in Boston, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. (www.goodwinprocter.com).
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