Jenny Leon Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Analyzed the debt documents of distressed companies, focusing on both bank and bond debt

Greater New York City Area

• Assisted borrowers, sponsors, lenders, issuers and purchasers in a variety of financing transactions, including private placements and acquisition financing, utilizing both bank and bond debt • Experience working on high-yield debt offerings, recapitalizations, equity issuances, revolving & term credit facilities, asset-backed loans, syndicated lending, secured/unsecured financings and project finance• Primary responsibility for drafting and negotiating loan and offering documents… Show more • Assisted borrowers, sponsors, lenders, issuers and purchasers in a variety of financing transactions, including private placements and acquisition financing, utilizing both bank and bond debt • Experience working on high-yield debt offerings, recapitalizations, equity issuances, revolving & term credit facilities, asset-backed loans, syndicated lending, secured/unsecured financings and project finance• Primary responsibility for drafting and negotiating loan and offering documents from the commitment paper stage to the final debt documentation• Supervised junior associates in effectively handling and closing transactions• Participated in transactions across a variety of industries, including oil & gas, life insurance, healthcare & pharmaceuticals, education, manufacturing and services• Member of the Women’s Committee and the Diversity Committee Show less

Greater New York City Area

• Engaged as lead or sole associate on a variety of leveraged finance and equity lending transactions• Drafted and negotiated credit agreements, security & pledge agreements, guarantees, intercreditor agreements, deposit account control agreements, forbearance agreements, legal opinions and waivers & amendments to the foregoing for margin loans, asset-based lending, debtor-in-possession loans and secured and unsecured credit facilities

Greater New York City Area

• Played a continuous role on the finance team for numerous leveraged buy-outs representing a leading private equity fund, as the sponsor, from the commitment stage through to post-closing for transactions exceeding $1B• Experience in a variety of lending practices, including asset-based lending, revolvers and term loans, acquisition financings, debtor-in-possession loans, subscription lending, syndicated lending, reserve-based loans and cross-border transactions • Assisted on… Show more • Played a continuous role on the finance team for numerous leveraged buy-outs representing a leading private equity fund, as the sponsor, from the commitment stage through to post-closing for transactions exceeding $1B• Experience in a variety of lending practices, including asset-based lending, revolvers and term loans, acquisition financings, debtor-in-possession loans, subscription lending, syndicated lending, reserve-based loans and cross-border transactions • Assisted on high-yield notes offerings, satisfying regulatory and corporate governance requirements under securities laws and cross-border securities offerings• Involved in recruiting, conducting interviews of summer associates, serving as a designated mentor and presenting at the orientation for incoming associates Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Assisted Professor Rebecca Cook in publishing legal publications and briefs on reproductive rights.

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Conducted statutory and case law research on legal policy issues in reproductive health, family law and surrogacy,

Toronto, Canada Area

Worked in the corporate department assisting with regulatory filings, conducting lien searches and maintaining corporate records.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Sociology And Anthropology

Wrote dissertation on family reunification policies in Romania. Completed field research at an American NGO-sponsored home for abandoned.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology

Valedictorian (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Rhodes Scholarship Nominee University Medal in Sociology