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Banking & Finance - New York

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What the Team is Known For

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP boasts a deep bench of expert financing practitioners notable for their breadth, serving both borrower and lender clients at the highest level. The team is highly regarded for both leveraged and investment-grade lending, including debt restructuring and acquisition financing. It boasts an impressive international reach, with a stellar reputation for deals involving Latin American countries.

Work Highlights

  • Davis Polk & Wardwell advised the administrative agent, joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners on the $2.25 billion loan provided to an affiliate of QXO for its acquisition of Beacon Roofing Supply.

Strengths

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They are efficient and easy to work with on routine deals, but where they really shine and differentiate their strength is on complex and challenging deals that either require exceptional speed, unique expertise and/or breaking new ground.

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Davis Polk consistently demonstrates command of both industry and transaction specifics and balances providing legal and commercial advice very well.

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They constantly prioritize the needs of their clients.

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They are up to date on latest market language and have an ability to effectively communicate in layman’s terms.

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I feel like I can call a partner or senior associate and get excellence across the board.

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Notable Practitioners

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James A Florack
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James A Florack
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James Florack is co-head of the firm’s global finance practice and advises on many of the market's most high profile financings.

I consider Jim to be the current dean of the leveraged finance bar in New York. He is exceptionally smart and totally unflappable.

He is awesome to work with.

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Jason Kyrwood
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Jason Kyrwood
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As co-head of the firm's global finance practice, Jason Kyrwood's vast capabilities enable him to handle all manner of transactions from acquisition to exit financings.

Jason's extensive experience helps him quickly digest complex situations and help guide us to a positive outcome.

Jason is one of the best. He handles a broad range of transactions and always delivers.

He is simply top of his field.

He is my favorite lender-side lawyer and an all-around A+ talent.

He is a top notch business adviser and a problem solver.

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Meyer C Dworkin
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Meyer C Dworkin
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Meyer Dworkin can advise clients on the full gamut of financings, working alongside both borrowers and lenders.

He is very commercial and has a good understanding of market practice.

Meyer is absolutely excellent. He is very bright, can handle a wide range of deals and always will work through tough issues with an eye towards getting deals across the line.

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Kenneth Steinberg
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Kenneth Steinberg
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Kenneth Steinberg is a trusted adviser to a host of preeminent bank clients. He typically handles asset-based financings.

Kenneth is a pleasure to work with, as I always know I’ll be carefully taken care of, while balancing a commercially reasonable approach with the opposing counsel or client.

Ken is very strong from a technical perspective.

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Nicholas A Palumbo
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Nicholas A Palumbo
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Nicholas Palumbo has considerable experience of providing counsel on direct lending and private credit transactions. His work has included handling second-lien and recurring revenue transactions.

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Scott Herrig
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Scott Herrig
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Scott Herrig is noted for his ability to provide counsel to lenders on a wide array of issues. He is adept at advising his clients on both leveraged finance and debt restructuring matters.

Scott is super user-friendly and is able to navigate tough negotiations.

He is thorough and has a great pulse on the market.

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Vanessa Jackson
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Vanessa Jackson
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Vanessa Jackson demonstrates her ability to advise both lenders and borrowers on a wide range of issues. Her experience includes providing counsel on acquisition financings and debt restructurings, among other matters.

She is always on top of the issues.

Vanessa is thoughtful and thorough.

Vanessa brings deep deal knowledge and broad relationships, which help us to navigate deal processes.

She is awesome to work with.

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Hilary Dengel
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Hilary Dengel
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Hilary Dengel advises corporate borrowers, financial sponsors and other lenders on a range of transactions, including leveraged and investment-grade acquisition financings, high-yield bond issuances, asset-based financings, exit financings and restructurings.

She is extremely knowledgeable about the product and banking and finance markets for syndicated and private credit leveraged loans and high-yield bonds.

She is very detail-oriented and provides great customer service.

Hilary is an excellent finance lawyer. She has very strong attention to detail and is creative in terms of ideas.

She is highly responsive, detail-oriented and commercial, whilst focused on achieving the best and most realistic outcomes for her clients.

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J.W. Perry
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J.W. Perry
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J.W. Perry is the co-head of the firm's sponsor finance practice, where he represents private equity sponsors and other borrowers in both domestic and international leverage acquisitions and asset-based financings.

J.W. always works with his clients and the other side to get a deal done in the most efficient manner possible.

He is outstanding.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

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James A Florack
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James A Florack
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Jason Kyrwood
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Jason Kyrwood
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Meyer C Dworkin
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Meyer C Dworkin
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Kenneth Steinberg
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Kenneth Steinberg
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Nicholas A Palumbo
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Nicholas A Palumbo
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Scott Herrig
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Scott Herrig
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Vanessa Jackson
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Vanessa Jackson
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Hilary Dengel
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Hilary Dengel
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J.W. Perry
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J.W. Perry
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