John Schneider

John Schneider co-leads Hunton’s Lending Services Group. He is a prominent finance practitioner with extensive experience advising banks, financial institutions, funds, and collateral managers on complex lending and structured finance transactions. His practice spans acquisition finance, mezzanine finance, asset-based lending, real asset finance, private credit, and other novel, bespoke, and emerging structures, as well as workouts, restructurings, and bankruptcies.

John is particularly noted for sophisticated secured financings involving specialized collateral, real assets, and tailored structural features, including warehouse and SPV transactions. He is known for his command of highly negotiated matters and for delivering commercially focused advice on transactions that are significant to clients and their platforms.

His experience across both performing and distressed situations gives him a distinctive perspective in structuring durable financing solutions. He is a trusted adviser to leading market participants on strategically important matters requiring judgment, technical depth, and a nuanced understanding of risk across a wide range of market conditions.