Walter Chen Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, CA, US

• Provide expert legal advice and counsel to senior management on a wide range of legal issues relating to LIIF’s business and operations.
• Manage the relationship with, and draft and negotiate inbound and outbound grant agreements for, LIIF’s Early Care & Education team, resulting in a 3x increase in grant dollars awarded and 20x increase in number of.
• Negotiate lending agreements with national and international banks and foundations resulting in over $150,000,000 of available capital for LIIF’s lending business.
• Advise LIIF’s program team on the creation of the Black Capital Developers Initiative, a special purpose credit program (SPCP) designed to assist black developers expand their businesses and serve their communities.
• Preside over firmwide compliance with LIIF’s personally identifiable information (PII) and other cybersecurity policies as a member of LIIF’s PII oversight committee.
• Managed the legal aspects of a M&A transaction with another non-profit resulting in the addition of a new business line.

St. Louis, Missouri, US

Prior to the acquisition of Loring Ward, I was the head of the legal team and corporate secretary, directly reporting to the CFO. I advised executive management and the Board of Directors on all corporate governance, investment advisory, employment, and commercial issues, including contract negotiation, regulatory advice, litigation oversight.

Chicago, Illinois, US

I was an associate in Sidley Austin's San Francisco office and my practice focused on structured finance, with a special emphasis on asset-backed securitization. My practice included registered and private securitizations for a variety of asset classes, including auto loans and auto leases. I also regularly represented underwriters and lenders in revolving.

San Francisco, CA, US

My practice focused on both government contracts litigation and retail industry trade regulation, particularly with respect to environmental issues.As a member of Rogers Joseph O'Donnell's government contracts group, I have experience with bid protests and contract disputes at both the federal and state level. I also advised clients on a variety of.

Global, US

General corporate practice focusing on venture capital financing, mergers & acquisitions, and securities filings.

J.D., Law

B.A., Biology, Psychology

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