Hamid Namazie

Practice Areas

Financial Services | Commercial Lending | Banking Law | Energy | Private Credit

Career

Hamid R. Namazie is a financial services attorney in Holland & Knight's Los Angeles office. Mr. Namazie focuses his practice on providing counsel to lenders on syndicated and bilateral senior secured asset-based loans and cash flow loans as well as second-lien and subordinated loans, including acquisition financings, recapitalizations, refinancings and cross-border and multicurrency lending.

Mr. Namazie represents a wide range of clients, including banks, institutional lenders and commercial finance companies. His cross-border experience includes lending to borrowers in Canada and various countries in Europe, as well as Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico.

Mr. Namazie has particular experience in restructurings, workouts, debtor-in-possession (DIP) financings and exit financings, and routinely handles complex intercreditor issues. His experience crosses many industries, including consumer finance, solar energy, agriculture, retail, distribution, manufacturing, software as well as food and beverage.

In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Namazie is the general counsel of the Southern California chapter of the Secured Finance Network (SFNet) and a frequent speaker at its events. He is also on the executive committee of the national SFNet and serves as the chair of its advocacy committee.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Namazie was an attorney and managing partner for the Los Angeles office of a national law firm.

Professional Memberships

SFNet, National, Executive Committee, 2019-Present

Secured Finance Network (SFNet), Southern California Chapter, General Counsel, 2013-Present

Publications

Frequent speaker on events organized by the Southern California Chapter of the Secured Finance Network and the Secured Finance Network's annual conference.