Allison Liff

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Allison Liff is a partner in the firm’s finance practice, based in the New York office. Known for her leadership, technical excellence, and pragmatic approach, Allison is a highly sought-after advisor to private capital firms, portfolio companies, and corporate clients worldwide seeking sophisticated and commercially sound financing solutions. She brings extensive experience advising on complex domestic and cross-border acquisition financings, recapitalizations, asset-based lending, liability management transactions, and restructurings.

Recognized as a leader in her field, Allison is ranked in Chambers Global and Chambers USA forBanking & Finance, where clients describe her as “a very smart lawyer and a zealous advocate for her clients,” “the amount of knowledge she has is impressive,” “smart, market-oriented and a great negotiator,” “very knowledgeable and practical,” with “a stellar reputation in the market.” She is also recognized as a “Highly Regarded” lawyer for Banking in the U.S. by IFLR1000 and is featured as an expert in Banking & Finance by Expert Guides’s “Women in Business Law.” Allison has been recognized in private equity, debt finance and cross-border in the Lawdragon “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” (2026 guide); awarded “North America Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year” by Women in Business Law Americas Awards (2025); shortlisted as “Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year” by Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Women in Business Law Americas Awards (2022); and named a Banking “MVP” by Law360 (2019).

Earlier in her career, Allison spent six years at Goldman Sachs, where she was a Managing Director and head of the leveraged finance legal team. Her experience at the intersection of legal and financial strategy gives her a unique ability to guide clients through the most intricate and high-profile transactions.

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Cornell University (B.S., 1997); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2000).