Leslie A. Plaskon

Practice Areas

LESLIE PLASKON serves as a global co-leader of the firm’s Global Finance practice and is a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Leslie represents alternative lenders, investors, hedge funds, traditional banks, and investment banks, as well as borrowers and sponsors. She specifically focuses her practice on complex finance transactions, cross-border matters, and intercreditor arrangements, including asset-based and cash flow facilities, first lien and second lien transactions, split collateral, unitranches, and “FILO” facilities. Leslie has extensive experience with distressed situations, debt restructurings, and bankruptcy matters, including debtor-in-possession and exit financing facilities, exchange offers, restructuring support agreements, credit bid arrangements, 363 sales, and Chapter 11 plans. She has advised banks, agents, direct and specialty lenders, investors, and steering committees in Chapter 11 cases, out-of-court restructurings, and workouts.

Leslie’s practice covers an expansive range of industries including retail, manufacturing, healthcare, agribusiness, technology, publishing, packaging, aerospace, energy, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, transportation, shipping, real estate, financial services, food services, food and beverage, and restaurants. She has in-depth experience with deals of all sizes, from bi-lateral domestic financings and “club” deals for middle market companies to more broadly-syndicated credit facilities for large publicly traded companies, as well as private sponsor-owned businesses with cross-border operations.