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Banking & Finance

Ohio

1 Years Ranked

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Provided by Jerad Whitt

USA

Practice Areas

Business Representation & Transactions

Mergers & Acquisitions

Admiralty & Maritime Law

Commercial Finance & Reorganization

Commercial Loan Documentation

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response Team

Equipment Leasing & Finance

Private Equity

Real Estate Financing

Venture Capital

Career

Jerad Whitt practices in the firm’s Business Representation & Transactions Group with a concentration in commercial finance and banking. He assists lenders, borrowers, finance companies, lessors, lessees, and investors in connection with a variety of secured and unsecured debt financing and equipment leasing transactions. Jerad has experience representing clients in diverse commercial loan structures, including single-lender loans, broadly syndicated credit facilities and middle market loan facilities, litigation finance and law firm lending, commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) loans, working capital lines of credit and collateralized loan obligation (CLO) transactions. Jerad’s practice also includes representation of escrow agents, paying agents and trustees in connection with holdback escrows, indemnity escrows, retainage and paying agent agreements and private placements.

In addition to his experience with secured lending and other finance transactions, Jerad also provides practical advice and advocates for clients involved in venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters.

Prior to joining KMK, Jerad practiced law at Frost Brown Todd in their Louisville, Kentucky office with a focus on CMBS loans. Jerad earned his law degree from the University of Cincinnati School of Law in 2017, cum laude, where he served as Articles Editor for the University of Cincinnati Law Review. While attending law school, Jerad worked as a law clerk at The Kroger Company, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, and the Office of the Ohio Attorney General. Prior to law school, Jerad worked as a project manager overseeing large scale roll-outs and enterprise-level projects in the fields of information technology and healthcare.

Professional Memberships

Leadership Northern Kentucky Class of 2023

Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Committee Member

Ohio State Bar Association

Cincinnati Bar Association

Kentucky Bar Association

Education

University of Cincinnati College of Law

J.D.

2015 - 2017

University of Kentucky

Bachelors

2006 - 2009

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