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Michael L Boykins

Michael L Boykins

USA 2026

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Michael L. Boykins is the office managing partner for the Firm’s Chicago office. He focuses his practice on corporate finance, representing corporate and individual lenders, investors and borrowers in connection with secured and unsecured credit facilities, asset-based lending, high-yield financings, employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) financings, acquisition financings, over-the-counter derivatives, insurance industry financings, senior subordinated debt, mezzanine and venture capital transactions. Michael also represents debtor committees and secured creditors in debt restructurings and workouts.

Michael advises issuers and underwriters in debt and equity public offerings and other types of secured transactions. On behalf of insurance companies and other institutional investors, he provides counsel in connection with the private placement of debt and related equity investments and exit strategies. Michael draws on his deep experience with the structure and issuance of convertible and nonconvertible debt and equity securities, and secured and unsecured financings, to advise clients on a wide range of US and international equity derivatives transactions, including swaps and over-the-counter derivatives.

Michael is a member of the Firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and was past chair of the Racial and Ethnic Diversity Sub-Committee.

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Banking & Finance - Illinois

Band 4
Band 4

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Michael Boykins represents clients such as private equity firms and portfolio companies. He works on a range of financial transactions.

Strengths

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  • Michael does a good job negotiating terms for clients and getting documents done.

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