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Banking & Finance

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Leslie Ford advises both public and private companies in a wide variety of financing transactions. Serving a diverse client list, Leslie represents borrowers and issuers across a range of transactions involving significant extensions of credit, including syndicated credit facilities and capital markets offerings. Her extensive debt finance and capital markets experience includes high yield, investment grade and convertible notes offerings, Term Loan B facilities, asset-based loans, revolving facilities and acquisition financings. She also routinely advises companies on collateral and intercreditor matters, debt finance compliance, and loan workout and restructuring matters.

Career

Leslie joined Bass, Berry & Sims in 2008.

Personal

JD, University of Tennessee College of Law (2008) - summa cum laude, Order of the Coif

BA, Vanderbilt University (2004) - summa cum laude

Awards

Banking & Finance (2025)

Chambers USA

Banking and Finance Law (2024-2025)

The Best Lawyers in America©

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Banking & Finance - Tennessee

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Leslie Ford is an up-and-coming partner whose practice represents public and private borrowers, advising clients on matters such as syndicated credit facilities, cash flow facilities and real estate secured facilities.

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