Jennifer St. John Yount

Jennifer St. John Yount is the co-chair of the Paul Hastings Global Finance practice. Jennifer is based in the firm’s New York office and leads a global team of finance and restructuring lawyers to service the firm’s clients. Before settling in New York, she practiced in the firm’s California offices.

While Jennifer has a strategic focus on private credit and specialty lenders in both cross-border and U.S.-focused transactions, she also represents a wide range of traditional and investment banks. Her work for both banks and nonbanks includes acquisition financings, cash-flow, asset-based lending, distressed credit, special situations and restructurings. She represents clients in all parts of the capital structure – senior, junior, first lien, second lien, first out, last out, super-senior and preferred equity.

Jennifer is a thought leader in the finance industry and speaks widely on the market challenges facing both traditional and nonbank lenders. She regularly participates on panels for prominent finance associations and is widely recognized in the market as a leading lawyer.