Secured and DIP Lenders

Winston & Strawn has significant experience representing financial institutions and other debtor-in-possession lenders in connection with restructurings in a wide range of industries. Our attorneys regularly represent secured lenders in distressed situations, including bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-courts restructurings. We have represented lenders with security interests in all types of collateral and deliver value and critical insights throughout each phase of the restructuring process.

Leading Finance Practice

Our restructuring and insolvency team is complemented by our finance practice, which is consistently recognized as an industry leader in terms of complexity of matters and the number and volume of deals closed. Our clients include leading U.S. and international traditional and nontraditional lenders that provide senior, subordinated, secured (first or second lien), and unsecured loans; institutional investors that regularly participate in the senior debt market; equity sponsors; and borrowers.