William Schoenholz

Practice Areas

Commercial Finance

Alternative Lenders

Consumer Products & Apparel

Solar & Renewable Energy Law

Agribusiness

Wine, Beer, and Spirits Industry Law

Asset Based Lending

DIP Financing

First Lien Credit Facilities

Foreclosures on Collateral (Private, Public and Strict)

Intercreditor Agreements

Second Lien Credit Facilities

Secured Lending

Uniform Commercial Code

Workouts and Restructuring

Career

William Schoenholz has extensive experience in complex domestic and international financing transactions, representing banks, commercial finance companies, funds and other institutional investors. He has structured, negotiated, and documented a wide variety of financing arrangements ranging from acquisition financing (including leverage buyouts and the financing of tender offers), bridge financing, and working capital financing. These transactions typically involve multi-facility secured credit arrangements that often include multiple borrowers and cross-border elements. Mr. Schoenholz also has considerable experience representing agents in syndicated and club loan transactions and in negotiating and documenting various inter-creditor arrangements. In addition to Mr. Schoenholz’s “front-end” practice, he often represents lenders in workouts and forbearance arrangements. In this connection, he has substantial experience in the enforcement of secured creditor remedies under the Uniform Commercial Code.

Professional Memberships

Board Member, Financial Lawyers Conference

Member, Business Law Section of the California State Bar